Among those killed were two with Florida connections: the pilot of the plane, Jonathan Campos, and the son of a Venice couple.

FOX 13’s Kellie Cowan has the latest on the victims in the deadly plane crash in Washington, DC, including members of the American Airlines flight crew with ties to Florida.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has been closed until at least 11 a.m. Thursday. Several flights out of Florida have already been canceled.

One of the 67 victims in a crash involving an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter was from Central Florida, according to a family member.

Both the captain, Jonathan J. Campos, 34, and the co-pilot, Sam Lilley, 28, had been flying for years, according to family and friends.

The pilot of the American Airlines plane that crashed in Washington DC on Thursday morning has been named by his family. The pilot was identified as Sam Lilley in a report by US news outlet Fox 5 Atlanta .

An American Airlines regional jet collided with a military helicopter as it was approaching Reagan National Airport.

Three flights from RSW into Washington D.C.'s DCA have been canceled Thursday after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night.

For the latest updates on victim recovery efforts, please read USA TODAY's live coverage of the plane crash investigation on Friday, Jan. 31. WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed to USA TODAY on Thursday evening that investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Bombardier CRJ700 airplane that collided in midair with an Army helicopter,

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The deaths came after the passenger jet was preparing to land shortly before 9 p.m. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after flying from Wichita,

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States' deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.