Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the U.S. capital.

The moments before and after a crash between an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter are detailed in air traffic control audio.

Local officials are reacting to the tragic plane crash that occurred last night when an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional

Air traffic control audio recorded the moments before and after an American Airlines regional passenger jet crashedwith a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in a midair collision over Washington on Wednesday night.

Sixty passengers and four crew members from the plane and three Black Hawk helicopter personnel are feared dead as a recovery mission is underway.