While driving home, Ari Shulman said a "spray of sparks" in the sky caught his attention as he watched in horror the midair collision unfold.
Learn more about the path of American Airlines Flight 5342 and the Black Hawk helicopter that collided before 9 p.m. on Wednesday.
A passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department. Follow for live updates.