If President Donald Trump was trying to comfort Wichitans and others rocked by Flight 5342 D.C. plane disaster, he missed the mark.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.

Rep. Jennifer McClellan says President Donald Trump should be focusing on crash recover efforts 'and not blaming Black people and women'

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.

Watch highlights from the deadly American Airlines and Black Hawk plane crash including news conferences, Trump briefing

Kiah Duggins, 30, graduated from East High and Wichita State University before going on to earn her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Flight data, video and air traffic control audio reveal details leading up to tragedy that claimed a passenger jet out of Wichita.

Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

Almost 30 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River after Wednesday night’s collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter near Washington, DC. That’s according to Washington officials,

The Star Editorial Board thinks Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, member of a subcommittee on aviation, can and should lead the way in re-examining air safety.

Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.