Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses over the years that were scarily similar to this week's midair collision that killed 67 people.

U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport about a decade ago when he spotted a bright red Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet (15 m) above the Potomac River.

In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport,

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight this week was conducting training to prepare for a catastrophe or attack on the US.

Mapped: How American Airlines plane collided with Black Hawk army helicopter near Washington DC airport - The two ‘black boxes’ have been recovered from the wreckage, with a cockpit voice recorder and

Sixty-seven people are presumed dead after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

Below are the names of the victims that we know so far. Click on each square to learn more about those killed. This article will be updated as new information becomes available. Viewing in the app? Click here to learn more about those who were onboard.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional passenger jet in Washington, D.C. was flying too high at the time of the accident, in what appeared to be a major disclosure about the investigation.