The father of the first officer onboard an American Airlines jet that collided with a military helicopter is speaking to FOX 35 News about the tragic crash over Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night.

The deadly crash in the Potomac after an American Eagle jet collided with a military helicopter has stirred memories of a long-ago tragedy in Washington, D.C. An Air Florida flight taking off en route to Fort Lauderdale crashed into a bridge and tumbled into the icy Potomac in January 1982.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered two black boxes that will help provide investigators with answers as to what caused a deadly collision near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

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.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not specify how many air traffic controllers were working at the time of the collision.

The midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday brings back chilling memories of another tragedy in the same waters more than four decades ago—when Air Florida Flight 90, bound for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport,

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.

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.”

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The National Transportation Safety Board provides updates following the deadly D.C. plane crash. The mid-air collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard, marking the deadliest U.

The collision involved a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 airplane and a Sikorsky H-60 military helicopter and killed 67 people.

Watch as the National Transportation Safety Board hosts a media briefing on its investigation into Wednesday’s mid-air collision near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.