An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.

An aviation attorney told Fox News Digital he expects the families of the victims of Wednesday's midair collision will file lawsuits in the coming days.

A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.

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 expected.

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An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, with no survivors expected.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on Thursday morning expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of those aboard a flight that collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night.

As many as 60 passengers and four crew members were aboard American Eagle Flight 5342, and the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.

Other carriers on the WTW-placed covers understood to have written sizable lines include AIG, Convex and Allianz. MGAs United States Aviation Insurance Group (USAIG) and La Réunion Aérienne (LRA) are believed to have written lines in the high single digits.

The collision between a passenger flight and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29 marks the first fatal disaster involving a U.S. commercial airliner in 16 years.

President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.