An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday evening, U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News.

There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.

He indicated 27 bodies had been recovered from the airplane, and one from the helicopter.

The Black Hawk is a US Army workhorse helicopter. It has been flying for decades. One tragically collided with a passenger jet this week.

An American Airlines flight crashed into a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac River as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

An American Airlines jet collided midair with a military helicopter near Reagan National Airport. Four crew and 60 passengers were on board the plane.

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

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines commuter plane near Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia Wednesday was on a “training flight” when it crashed into the Potomac River, according to the military service branch.

The Army official said that the pilots were on a routine training flight along a familiar flight path that isn't particularly complicated.

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the American Airlines jet involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C.

While investigators say they'll have a preliminary report in about a month -- those in the aviation industry don't expect the final report to be done for a year.