A small plane crashed in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, Washington’s fire and emergency department said. All takeoffs and landings were halted at the airport as emergency personnel responded to an “aircraft incident on the airfield,” the airport said in a statement.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter