DC crash: All the faces of the American Airlines plane tragedy including Disney performer These are the known tragic victims of the horrific American Airlines plane crash near Reagan National Airport in Washington DC.
One air traffic controller was responsible for coordinating helicopter traffic and arriving and departing planes when the collision happened, according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The plane was found upside-down in three sections in waist-deep water, and first responders were searching miles of the Potomac, Mr Donnelly said.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the plane was making a normal approach when "the military aircraft came into the path" of the jet.
The US President, 78, also made an awkward joke about the site of the Washington DC plane crash.
