D.C. plane and helicopter crash

The January midair collision with the Army helicopter happened as the American Airlines jet was about to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people on both aircraft died.

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA mid-air collision with an American Airlines jet. All 67 people aboard died.

The Army released the identity of the third crew member aboard the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly airport crash near DCA as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, a native of Durham. She was a distinguished military graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

At least five people aboard the American Airlines plane that plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night had ties to Charlotte, including the jet's four-person, Charlotte-based flight crew and one passenger. Here's what we know.

Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.

The next steps in the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash investigation. And, why nuclear testing could ramp up in the U.S., as well as a look inside the secret lab where weapons testing happens.

NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.

Authorities are combing the Potomac River for a second day in search of victims and more clues behind the deadliest U.S. air crash in over 20 years.

NPR's reporting will continue to focus on what happened and learning what we can about the victims and telling their stories.

Residents in Wichita are grieving after a commercial plane coming from the Kansas city collided with a helicopter near Washington, D.C. All 67 people on both aircraft are believed to have died.