Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Thursday the death of Russian citizens on board the plane that crashed in Washington a day earlier.
U.S. Figure Skating said several skaters, coaches and their family members were on the American Airlines flight that crashed near Washington.
Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.
Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the flight from Wichita, which hosted last week’s U.S.championships.
All are feared dead in a crash involving a Black Hawk helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky and an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C.
Figure skaters, their coaches and family members had been on a flight to Washington after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
The names of the 60 passengers and four crew members on board began to emerge Thursday as authorities revealed there were likely no survivors of the fiery tragedy that was shaping up to be the
Two Russian figure skating World champions were aboard the American Airlines jet that collided midair with a helicopter near Washington.
Officials believe there are no survivors following a crash in DC between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov offered his condolences to the families and friends of Russians killed in the plane crash on Wednesday.
We’re learning more about the passengers aboard an American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.