Two youth figure skaters, their parents and two coaches from a New England skating club were among the passengers on the American Airlines jet that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter Wednesday night while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington,
Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, who won the pairs title at the 1994 world championships and competed at the Winter Olympics twice, were aboard the plane, officials said.
A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.
An American Eagle jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday night. The number of casualties is unclear, and a search-and-rescue mission is ongoing.
NEW YORK -- A deadly plane crash over the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. halted service at Reagan National Airport, impacting dozens of flights.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered his condolences to the families and friends of Russians killed in the plane crash on Wednesday.
More than 60 people were dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.
Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two renowned skating coaches were identified as victims of a fatal crash involving American Airlines Flight 5342.
Who were the figure skaters and coaches aboard the airplane that crashed near Washington D.C. last night? Here's what we know so far.
There were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Passengers on the jet that collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night included a group of figure skaters and their parents and coaches with ties to Massachusetts.
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