Small aircraft crashes into Potomac River near Washington DC airport: What we know so far

A small aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

, prompting an emergency response from multiple agencies, the DC Fire and EMS and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said in a statement.
DC Fire and EMS confirmed the incident in a statement on social media, saying fireboats were deployed to the scene.
Take-offs and landings at Reagan National Airport, which is located just a few miles from the White House, were temporarily halted as emergency personnel responded.

This is a developing story