The United States' streak of more than 15 years without a major fatal airline crash came to a shocking end this week.

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The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people.

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Here, we look at what happened and, more broadly, at aviation safety in the U.S.

The midair collision at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night has presented Sean Duffy with a major crisis just hours after he was sworn in as secretary of transportation.

Continental Airlines Flight 3407 crashed into a house in Clarence Center, killing everyone on board the plane.

Facing his first crisis just two days into the job, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy touted reforms sought by the president, who has lambasted DEI policies.

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

Sixty-seven people died in a collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet operated by PSA Airlines and a military Black Hawk helicopter.

The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

The last major collision of a commercial U.S. airline dates back to 2009, when a Colgan Air incident left 50 dead near Buffalo, New York. Federal regulators tightened safety requirements following the crash, including bolstering aircraft carrier inspection requirements and pilot training hours.

Trump said that he based his claims that the crash could be blamed on diversity policies within the FAA on his "common sense."