A plane collided in midair with a helicopter approaching Reagan Washington National Airport, near the Potomac River, Wednesday night, officials set.

A rescue operation was underway, officials said.

Multiple 911 callers reported the crash near the river just before 8:55 p.m., according to a joint statement from the Metropolitan Police Department and the District of Columbia Fire and EMS.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said a PSA Airlines regional jet, which had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided in midair with a Sikorsky helicopter while on approach to a runway at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m.

PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines, the FAA reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

“DC Fire and EMS, the Metropolitan Police Department and multiple partner agencies are currently coordinating a search and rescue operation in the Potomac River,” the statement read.

Flights in and out of Reagan National Airport were halted around 9:10 p.m. as reports of the crash peppered across social media.

In a post on X, The District of Columbia Fire and EMS confirmed a small aircraft crashed and fireboats were on the scene aiding in a search for any potential victims.

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