The American Airlines plane and helicopter collision is sparking memories of the deadly 1982 Potomac River crash. Forty-three years ago, a plane crashed into the 14th Street Bridge 30 seconds after taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during icy conditions.

Investigators have recovered the flight recorders—also known as black boxes—from both the commercial jet and the military helicopter involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport in Washington,

While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.

An American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening.

As recovery operations continue after the midair collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter, NTSB investigators say they have recovered the two black boxes from the plane and have searched "all accessible areas" of the Potomac River.

An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Rescue crews will return to the Potomac River on Friday morning as they continue searching for victims of Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision.

Officials: Likely no survivors from plane, Army helicopter crash in D.C. A passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair Wednesday night and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport near Washington,

Divers return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

Officials said they do not believe there were any survivors and continue to investigate the cause of the collision.

Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.