Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches.
Officials reported Thursday that all individuals aboard the American Airlines jet, which collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., are feared dead.
The victims were returning home from the Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas, when their American Airlines flight collided with a helicopter.
Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.
US Figure Skating had previously confirmed several members of the skating community were onboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter Wednesday night.
Several people involved in figure skating, including young athletes, parents and coaches, were among the 67 people killed after a flight from Wichita hit a military Black Hawk hel
The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally.
The national governing body of figure skating in the U.S. confirmed the deaths of skaters and coaches in a deadly plane crash Wednesday near Washington, D.C.
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