CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.
The skaters, ranging in age from 12 to 15, had stayed in Wichita beyond the National Championships to receive elite coaching.
Franco Aparicio and his dad stayed a few extra days in Wichita to attend the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
An American Airlines commercial flight and an Army Black Hawk chopper crashed midair on Jan. 29. Here are updates on this developing story.
Some of the figure skaters and their families reportedly on American Eagle Flight 5342 trained at the Ashburn Ice House in eastern Loudoun County.
Multiple figure skaters and coaches who took part in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were reportedly aboard an airplane that crashed above Washington D.C.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday night after the crash to announce that he had been briefed by the Virginia Emergency Management team and Virginia State Police about what happened. He said at the time that extensive resources were fully supporting the search and rescue efforts.
Air traffic control warned a military Black Hawk helicopter moments before colliding with an American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C.
An American Airlines jet that left Wichita's Eisenhower National Airport on Wednesday evening crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.
A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter. Reagan National Airport grounded all flights.
Wichita, Kansas, the city from where an American Airlines jet departed Wednesday, with 64 people on board before crashing midair with a U S Army helicopter carrying three soldiers near Reagan