Authorities believe there are no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

The Portland International Jetport and Bangor International Airport websites list all American Airlines flights to Washington D.C. as canceled.

It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before.

Several American Airlines flights to and from Reagan Washington National Airport were canceled at Maine's two largest airports.

President Donald Trump blamed DEI efforts at the FAA for the tragedy. But experts and investigators say open minds are critical to finding out what really happened.

Nearly 70 people are believed to have died in the crash, which happened when an American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk Army helicopter.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.

Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Thursday's flights between the Portland Jetport and Reagan Airport in Washington were canceled, as well as Friday morning's flights between the two airports.

Between 250 and 300 volunteers will be needed while the traveling memorial is in Farmington July 1 through 6 and $22,000 more must be raised to cover insurance, transportation and other fees.

President Donald Trump confirmed there were no survivors following the deadly crash near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.