RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A retired pilot gave a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video showing what it looks like to fly near Washington, D.C., and over the Potomac River.

Investigators have already recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder of the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C., has reignited concerns over air traffic congestion and safety risks at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a tightly packed aviation hub that shares airspace with military and government flights.

Before the additional flights were approved, a senator warned that the increase could heighten the risk of collisions.

There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington have been halted.

Law enforcement and other officials say an aircraft went down near Ronald Reagan National Airport, and all takeoffs and landings have been halted.

Multiple flights from Nashville to Reagan Washington National in Washington D.C. have been canceled following a deadly plane crash near airport.

A retired pilot gives a first-hand view of what it’s like to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.Chuck Smith says he has made that approach and landing hundreds of times in his career. He shared a video with 12 On Your Side showing what it looks like to fly near Washington,

Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

One of the Black Hawk helicopter pilots killed in the collision with an American Airlines jet is a Mississippi native, according to his wife.

New details are coming out about the investigation into the deadly mid-air collision over Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. FOX 5 NY's Robert Moses has the details.