3 soldiers aboard the helicopter: Defense official
There were three Army soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter, according to a defense official.
That would be the standard size of the crew for a helicopter of this type.
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-ABC News' Luis Martinez
All 67 people on board the plane and the helicopter were killed.
An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors.
Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.
The collision happened around 9 p.m. when the PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet was on approach to the airport.
There were three Army soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter, according to a defense official.
That would be the standard size of the crew for a helicopter of this type.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
No senior Army leaders aboard the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with the regional aircraft, a defense official with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
Sean Duffy, who was confirmed as the secretary for the Department of Transportation on Tuesday, added a post acknowledging the crash on X.
In the post, he noted that he was posting from the headquarters for the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C.
"I am on site at the FAA HQ and closely monitoring the situation," Duffy wrote.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said she is "actively" in contact with authorities regarding the crash.
"My thoughts go out to those involved. I will share more information as it becomes available," she said on X.