Washington Plane Crash | What Did Reagan Airport ATC Advise To Passenger Plane & Army Helicopter? A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There were multiple fatalities, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the precise number of victims was unclear as rescue crews hunted for any survivors. In the moments after the collision, air traffic controllers could be heard redirecting incoming aircraft to other airports in the region.