Video shows DC plane crash involving American Airlines flight, Black Hawk helicopter
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The collision of an airplane and a military helicopter was caught on video -- there was a fiery explosion.
First responders were "switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation," D.C. Fire and EMS Department Chief John Donnelly said during a press conference on Thursday morning, noting that they do not believe there are any crash survivors. Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
He indicated 27 bodies had been recovered from the airplane, and one from the helicopter.
"A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time," the Federal Aviation Administration noted on Wednesday night. "PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas. The FAA and NTSB will investigate. The NTSB will lead the investigation."