An American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the frigid Potomac River after a midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night,

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers collided in mid-air with a military helicopter with three US Army soldiers aboard.

The Associated Press is providing live video of the scene of the plane crash near Washington’s Reagan Airport:

Ari Shulman, an eyewitness, describes the moments he saw a plane and helicopter collide midair as he was driving home. Shulman said the plane seemed seemed to be "intact" as it was going down until he saw sparks under the belly of the plane.

It came down in the Potomac River, officials said, and search and rescue boats have been deployed to the area.

The flight appeared to collide with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Law enforcement and other officials say an aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan National Airport, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted.

The nation's capital is expected to see mostly sunny skies with increasing winds over the next few days; gusts may hit 47 mph on January 29.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is closed, according to an FAA alert posted Wednesday night. A ground stop will prevent planes from landing at the airport through at least 5 a.m. Thursday morning,

A small plane crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, Washington’s fire and emergency department said. All takeoffs and landings were halted at the airport as emergency personnel responded to an “aircraft incident on the airfield,” the airport said in a statement.