Aviation attorney Jim Brauchle told Fox News Digital that a "combination" of factors could have led to the deadly collision near Reagan National Airport.

Captain Sullenberger, famous for safely landing an aircraft in the Hudson River in 2009, speaks out following a deadly crash involving an Army Black Hawk and a passenger plane.

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said an investigation into the collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport will likely involve communication between the two aircraft.

The Black Hawk that struck an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan airport had three soldiers on board and no VIPs or senior officials were involved.

U.S. politicians expressed grief and sympathy on Wednesday night after a passenger plane from Kansas collided with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport.