Last month, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.

From the perspective of the helicopter cockpit, the lights of the incoming American Airlines jet could have also been obscured by the glow of the city skyline, pilots said.

The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.‘s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air traffic controller to pass behind the plane,

Investigators say just before the collision the Army helicopter may not have heard the order to go behind the jet. This is a breaking news update; check back for more details. On Jan. 29, an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided as the plane prepared to land at Washington D.