Kansas officials are sharing what they know after an American Airlines flight that departed from Wichita crashed in Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.

A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.

The plane collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac, killing 67 people. The four-member plane crew was based in Charlotte.

Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan Washington National Airport, collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter at 8:48 p.m. ET. American Airlines said the CRJ-700 ...

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700, operating for American Airlines, collided with a helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport. The flight originated in Wichita, Kansas, at Dwight D.

An American Airlines jet carrying 64 people collided Wednesday with a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, ...

The jet was with PSA Airlines, which was operating ... Tracey Mann, whose primarily western Kansas district includes areas near Wichita: "My team and I are actively monitoring updates related ...

Robert Isom said said airline is focused on passengers, crew members, first responders, families and loved ones.

Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan Washington National Airport, collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter at 8:48 p.m. ET. American Airlines said the CRJ-700 ...

which was coming to D.C. from Wichita, Kansas, was a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet.A subsidiary of American Airlines, PSA Airlines has roots in Ohio.The airline, founded in 1979 ...