At least five people aboard the American Airlines plane that plunged into the Potomac River on Wednesday night had ties to Charlotte, including the jet's four-person, Charlotte-based flight crew and one passenger.

Some of the victims in the tragic American Airlines plane crash with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over Washington DC Wednesday night, including the flight crew of the plane, were

The American Airlines’ subsidiary has ties that go back decades in Ohio, and just said it was moving its headquarters to Charlotte.

CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.

Officials including Gov. Josh Stein and Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles mourn the American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte who died in Washington D.C.

An American Eagle flight crew from Charlotte was onboard a plane that collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River by Washington, D.C., according to multiple media reports and at least one crew member’s family.

We are learning more about some of the 67 victims aboard the American Eagle plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided near Washington, D.C.

Minnesota native Wendy Jo Shaffer is among those who died when a passenger jet and a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, family friends tell WCCO.

Black boxes recovered after a jet and Army helicopter collided near DC; 14 still missing as NTSB investigates the deadly crash. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."

As one nation, we grieve for every precious soul that has been taken from us so suddenly,” Trump said at a press briefing Thursday. “Sadly, there are no survivors."

An American Airlines commercial flight and an Army Black Hawk chopper crashed midair on Jan. 29. Here are updates on this developing story.