NEW YORK -- A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. halted service at Reagan National Airport, impacting dozens of flights.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been closed as of 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a U.S Army helicopter Wednesday night, causing media outlets to commence wall-to-wall coverage.

Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River following the Wednesday, Jan. 29, crash between an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a helicopter.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people plunged into the Potomac River after colliding in midair with an Army helicopter on Wednesday night. Recovery teams had pulled more than two dozen bodies from the icy water,

Flight data showed the plane coming from New Orleans looping around Reagan before heading to Baltimore moments after the collision. To jet was rerouted to Baltimore before 8:10 p.m. and landed at about 8:15 p.m., according to FlightAware .

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The collision involved a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.