The Army helicopter that collided with a passenger plane above the Potomac River boasted an experienced crew doing “an unforgiving job.” Friends and relatives are still baffled and mourning their loss.

A new technology for autonomously operating aircraft dubbed “MATRIX” is drawing scrutiny across social media after a commercial airliner collided with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.

The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines passenger plane was flying too high, according to the NTSB.

The National Transportation Safety Administration says the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines jet over the Potomac River last Wednesday was flying at about 300 feet at the time of the collision,

All of the victims of last week’s plane and helicopter collision have been recovered. Read more trending news They were removed from the river on Tuesday, officials said, according to CBS News. American Airlines flight 5342 had 60 passengers and four crew members on it while the Army Black Hawk helicopter had three crew members on board.

The National Transportation Safety Board released an update on Tuesday informing the public that the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C., last week was flying too high at the time of the crash.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter was flying too high when it crashed into an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC last week, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed.