U.S. Figure Skating confirmed athletes, coaches and families were aboard the plane. They were returning home from the national development camp in Wichita, Kansas. The plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members. Three soldiers were on board the helicopter. All 67 people are presumed dead.

Figure skaters and coaches returning from the U.S. national championships were aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.

A passenger jet carrying around 60 in a direct flight from Wichita collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter near the Potomac River.