Sen. Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican, wants to know why a military helicopter that crashed into a commercial jet carrying passengers from his state was allowed to occupy the same airspace without the ability to directly communicate with the civilian airplanes.

Representing Kansans in Washington, D.C., Senators Roger Marshall and Jerry Moran were among those who spoke at the Reagan National Airport as federal and local officials provided updates on Wednesday night’s air crash involving an inbound American Airlines flight from Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter.

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall said Thursday afternoon that they have not been told who was on the flight from Wichita that crashed in DC.

The crash on Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport involved an American Airlines flight from Wichita and a Black Hawk helicopter. No one is believed to have survived the crash.

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

All 67 feared dead after American Airlines jet collides with army helicopter - Officials fear as many as 67 people have been killed after both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River, as President Tru

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors expected amid the extremely cold and windy conditions.

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Update: Late Wednesday night, CBS News reported that crews recovered at least 18 bodies after an inbound American Airlines flight from Wichita crashed with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport.

The flight from Wichita had 64 people on board when it collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan International.

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall (R) said Wednesday’s plane crash near Reagan Washington National Airport that left dozens dead is an “unbearable sorrow.” “When one person dies, it’s a tragedy, but when many,