Each person killed in the Wichita plane crash has a story. We are sharing what loved ones say about the lives lost on flight 5342.

According to the FAA, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into a 60-passenger flight landing at DCA midair.

Pilots and flight attendants are aware of risks, but commercial aviation tragedies have been infrequent in the U.S. for years.

The communication team at American Airlines had to activate a crisis plan it hoped it would never have to use after last week's midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that claimed 67 lives.