An aviation expert is calling for taking "a bulldozer to the front of the FAA" after the fatal and tragic collision between an American Airlines flight and Army helicopter over D.C.

While landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement saying that A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while approaching Washington National Airport at about 9 p.

Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom seemed to suggest the shocking crash was completely the fault of the helicopter pilot.

Political leaders had warned about the dangers of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. months before an American Airlines flight collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on its approach to the airport.

Donald Trump played the blame game at his first news conference since an American Airlines jet collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday and crashed into the Potomac River. Among those in the president’s crosshairs was Barack Obama,

An American Airlines jet that left Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport on Wednesday evening crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Trump offered no evidence that diversity hiring practices contributed to the fatal plane and helicopter collision.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.