The skaters, ranging in age from 12 to 15, had stayed in Wichita beyond the National Championships to receive elite coaching.
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.
Air traffic control received no response from a military Black Hawk helicopter seconds before colliding with an American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C.
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.
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 National Airport,
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.
House and Senate lawmakers from Kansas released a bipartisan statement on the tragic American Airlines crash Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump called the Wichita flight crash an excruciating night in the nation’s history before quickly casting blame for why it occurred.
The Wichita City Council hosted a vigil to remember and honor the victims of a midair collision who are believed to have killed more than 60 people Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.
FAIRFAX, Va. — Two Virginia school districts are mourning lost lives Thursday, as more victims from the midair collision near Ronald Reagan Airport are identified. An Army helicopter carrying three soldiers collided with an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people Wednesday night, sending both aircrafts into the Potomac River.
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.
Alydia and Everly Livingston, 11 and 14, of Ashburn, Virginia, were thrilled to be competing in Wichita in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.