3 Army Soldiers Feared Dead in Tragic Collision with Passenger Plane Near DC Airport

Three unidentified Army soldiers have likely died after their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger flight over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night during an annual training exercise, according to the Pentagon.

The UH-60 helicopter was from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Heather Chairez, a Joint Task Force North-National Capital Region spokesperson, told Military.com. It collided with American Eagle Flight 5342, which was en route from Wichita, Kansas, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. and had 60 passengers and four crew members on board.