Item 1 of 6 A plane flies as people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the collision between American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., February 5, 2025.

A plane flies as people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the collision between American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National

A joint statement from agencies said on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to completely remove all major airplane components from the Potomac River near Washington’s Reagan National Airport.

Crane operations will then transition to removing the Army Black Hawk helicopter, the statement said.

Remains from all 67 victims of the midair collision over Washington, D.C., that sent an American Airlines regional plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashing into the Potomac River have been recovered, officials said Tuesday.

Officials overseeing recovery efforts from the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than two decades said Wednesday in a statement that all 67 had been positively identified.

“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner continues its work to ensure the dignified return of remains to their families and continue supporting the families through this process,” the statement said.

Crews from multiple agencies will continue searching the area for “potential wreckage identification for recovery by salvage crews,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that data from air traffic controllers’ screens showed the Black Hawk was at an altitude of about 300 feet at the time of Wednesday night’s collision. The data is rounded to the nearest 100 feet.

Investigators have said black box data indicated the airliner was flying at around 325 feet, above the 200-feet ceiling set by the Federal Aviation Administration for helicopter traffic in that area.

The developments come as parts of the plane’s cockpit, tail and fuselage and another engine were removed from the water on Tuesday while crews continue the lengthy process of recovering the wreckage from both aircraft.

The pieces of wreckage recovered Tuesday were lifted by a crane and placed onto a barge with other parts recovered from the flight that took off from Wichita, Kansas, for Washington’s Reagan National Airport with 60 passengers and four crew members on board. One of the pieces recovered earlier in the day showed a portion of the American Eagle logo.

The NTSB said Wednesday that the wreckage had been transferred from the barge to a secure location for further examination.