Midair collision likely first fatal accident involving US airline since 2009 Colgan Air crash

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The midair collision of an American Eagle-branded regional jet and a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter near Washington, DC may be the first fatal crash involving a US airline since the 2009 crash of a Colgan Air-operated regional jet that killed 50 people. 

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