An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.
The Army is refusing to name the female pilot killed aboard the military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet flying into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday.
Aviation experts tell PEOPLE it's possible that the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter did not see the American Airlines passenger plane before the two collided on Wednesday, Jan. 29, killing 67 people.
Transportation safety investigators are seeking to determine if the pilots of the American Airlines plane detected danger just before the midair crash with a helicopter.