U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport about a decade ago when he spotted a bright red Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet (15 m) above the Potomac River.

American Eagle flight's crash with military helicopter near Reagan National Airport on Wednesday left no survivors.

A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. canceled flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport reopened around 11 a.m. Thursday, as the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.

By David Shepardson and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Crews worked to pull the remains of the U.S.' deadliest air disaster in two decades from Washington's Potomac River on Friday, searching for the cause of an incident that has raised questions about air safety and a shortage of tower controllers.

Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the U.S. capital.