(Gray News) - The Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger jet was on a training flight, according to the U.S. Army. Three soldiers were onboard the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter based at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, according to Associated Press.

Hundreds of rescuers were searching the frigid waters of the Potomac River for any survivors of the plane crash.

A mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter occurred in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the crash and whether there are any survivors below.

By JIM VERTUNO The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several

Without providing any evidence, Trump harshly attacked Democrats for supposedly lowering standards for air traffic controllers, which he suggested could have led to the crash.

Airlines have issued travel waivers to help passengers whose flights into and out of Washington, D.C., were affected following a deadly midair collision on Wednesday.

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has canceled three incoming and three outgoing flights to Washington D.C. in the wake of a deadly crash Wednesday night.

Multiple fatalities have been reported Thursday morning after an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided midair near Reagan Airport in D.C.

Officials believe there are no survivors following a crash in DC between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.

"Just the horror that the parents are going through. It just that blows me away. It makes me so sad for the families," said Joanne Kispert, 74, whose father died in the 2001 crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in New York in 2001.

Several figure skaters, coaches and family members were on board the flight that crashed Wednesday night in D.C.

Officials have begun identifying victims of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter