Business Insider reviewed official briefings, flight data, and air traffic control audio tapes to piece together what happened before tragedy struck.

The pilots of the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter late Wednesday night have been identified. Jonathan Campos, 34, was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342 when an Army helicopter apparently flew into its path as it prepared for landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., CNN reported.

Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom expressed “deep sorrow” about the crash that occurred near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia on Wednesday. Isom, in a video statement, said the

A family with Georgia ties is grieving after learning their loved one was one of the pilots killed in the crash between a small American Airlines plane and a military helicopter crash near Reagan National Airport.

Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.

Mark Roberts, a retired American Airlines pilot with 40 years of experience, spoke about some of the challenges both crews faced flying at nighttime.

An EarthCam near the Kennedy Center captured the moment a small American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

In what could prove to be the worst American aviation disaster in decades, a small regional jet carrying around 50 passengers collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan airpor.

Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, known for landing a plane on NY's Hudson River, shared his explanation for the cause of the American Airlines crash

WASHINGTON — American Airlines CEO Robert Isom called the Flight 5342 crash a "heartbreaking accident." In total, 67 people were killed in the collision between the jetliner and a military helicopter over the Potomac River in D.C. Wednesday night.

The last words from Jonathan Campos, the pilot of the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington DC yesterday, have now been revealed by his family