At a press conference, American authorities stated that they do not believe there are any survivors after the plane crash that occurred on Thursday night.
64 people were on board the passenger plane that collided with a military helicopter. The latter had three people on board.
The plane and helicopter crashed into the Potomac River near the airport.
The chief of the fire department in the American capital says that 28 dead have so far been recovered from the water – 27 from the plane and one from the helicopter.