The incident comes a week after an American Eagle regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington D.C. The reasons as to why the plane was interrupted in its journeys over the past month is unknown

Diving crews are still searching the icy waters of the Potomac River looking to retrieve the bodies of all the people killed in this week’s plane and helicopter collision. Retired Black Hawk instructor pilot Martin Gottholm discusses the difficulties in flying at night for Black Hawk pilots and questions surrounding the altitudes of the aircrafts at the time.