Sam Lilley, the pilot on the fatal American Airlines crash, was supposed to get married this fall according to his father

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.

The nation mourned its deadliest aviation accident in decades Thursday, a midair crash between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people in Washington, while President Trump blamed Democrats for enabling the tragedy with misguided diversity policies that he said put safety second.

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The deadliest recent crash was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 passengers and the four crew members were killed when the Bombardier DHC-8 propeller plane crashed into a house. One person on the ground also was killed.

A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of union steamfitters from the Washington,

"Heartbreaking" is the word that is being used to describe the midair collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines flight in Washington, D.C.

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

Authorities are investigating the mid-air collision between AA flight and a U.S. Army helicopter. Experts call for prudence as facts become available.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom on Thursday morning expressed his condolences to the family and loved ones of those aboard a flight that collided with a military helicopter Wednesday night.

A passenger jet collided with a military helicopter on Wednesday night while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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.