A new investigative report has revealed chilling footage and fresh details about a deadly midair collision over Washington, D.C., in 2025 that killed 67 people, raising renewed concerns about long-standing airspace safety risks in the US capital region.

President Donald Trump seemed to place the blame on the soldier piloting a U.S. Army helicopter for a fatal collision with an American Airlines passenger jet.

Eighteen bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River following the collision of a passenger plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter near the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, News.az reports citing Xinhua.

A tragic mid-air collision occurred near Washington, D.C., when a passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed into the river below. Emergency crews are currently conducting search and rescue operations. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that the American Airlines flight was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, while three people were aboard the military helicopter.

Emergency personnel are conducting search and rescue efforts in the freezing Potomac River after a passenger plane collided with a US Army helicopter midair near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC Wednesday night, News.az reports citing Reuters.