Kentucky native J. Todd Inman is helping oversee the investigation into the Washington D.C. plane crash for the National Transportation Safety Board.

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency tasked with examining serious transport-related accidents.

CBS News confirmed only one air traffic control worker was managing the helicopters when the crash between a military helicopter and passenger plane occurred in Washington D.C. That is a job normally done by two people.

An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.

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

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held their first press conference Thursday afternoon following a deadly collision just outside of Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Wednesday night.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday at a press conference that “we look at facts on our investigation and that will take some time.”

A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. canceled flights to and from Ronald Reagan National Airport overnight. The airport reopened around 11 a.m. Thursday, as the search continues for the 64 people on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.

The airport’s website, flycha.com, now features a new Kayak tool called FlyMyAirport, which allows people to search and purchase tickets on the Chattanooga Airport’s website between any cities. The push has already helped raise immediate seat purchases by 42 percent, the marketing team told the group.

The leadership of the National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Thursday afternoon to talk about the investigation into a midair collision involving a commuter jet