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Washington DC, a devastating midair collision near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport has left all 64 passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 and three crew members aboard a U.S. Army helicopter presumed dead, according to officials. The tragic accident, which occurred late Wednesday night, marks the first major U.S. commercial air disaster since 2009, when a Colgan Air flight crashed into a house in Buffalo, New York.