Dozens of individuals are useless after a regional jet collided with an Military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night time over Washington, D.C., officers stated, the nation’s first main business airline crash since 2009.
The plane went down within the frigid Potomac River, breaking into a number of items. The flight — which had departed from Wichita, Kansas — was approaching Reagan Nationwide Airport on the time of the collision, officers stated.
There have been no survivors within the crash, officers stated Thursday.
There have been 64 passengers aboard the airplane, and three Military troopers within the helicopter, in accordance with officers. The troopers, none of whom had been senior leaders, had been conducting a coaching mission, a protection official stated.
Amongst these misplaced within the crash had been 14 individuals who had been returning dwelling from a nationwide determine skating improvement camp in Wichita, in accordance with Doug Zeghibe, the CEO and govt director for the Skating Membership of Boston.
Emergency response models search the crash web site of the American Airways airplane on the Potomac River after the airplane crashed final night time on method to Reagan Nationwide Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Six of the victims had been affiliated with the Skating Membership of Boston, Zeghibe stated.
“Skating is a tight-knit group the place dad and mom and children come collectively 6 or 7 days per week to coach and work collectively. Everyone seems to be like household,” Zeghibe stated in a press release.
The U.S. Determine Skating group confirmed that “a number of members” of the skating group had been on the flight.
“We’re devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and maintain the victims’ households intently in our hearts,” the group stated. “We’ll proceed to watch the scenario and can launch extra data because it turns into obtainable.”
Here is what we all know in regards to the victims up to now:
Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova
Russian determine skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov performing on the Pairs occasion on the Determine Skating Championship finals in Paris.
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Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, a married couple, had been additionally killed within the crash, in accordance with the Skating Membership of Boston.
Naumov and Shishkova, who had been determine skating coaches, had been world champions in pairs competitors in 1994.
They joined the membership in 2017, Zeghibe stated.
Jinna Han and Jin Han
Jinna Han is seen on this undated photograph.
The Skating Membership of Boston
Jinna Han, a determine skater, and Jin Han, her mom, had been killed within the crash, in accordance with the Skating Membership of Boston.
Spencer Lane and Molly Lane
Spencer Lane is seen on this undated photograph.
The Skating Membership of Boston
Skater Spencer Lane and his mom, Molly Lane, had been among the many victims, the Skating Membership of Boston stated.
Alexandr Kirsanov
Alexandr Kirsanov was a coach of two of the youth ice skaters on board, his spouse, Natalya Gudin, advised ABC Information.
“I misplaced the whole lot,” Gudin stated. “I misplaced my husband, I misplaced my college students, I misplaced my mates.”
Gudin stated Kirsanov traveled with two youth skaters to attend a improvement camp in Kansas this week. Gudin, who additionally coaches college students along with her husband in Delaware, stated she stayed dwelling to be with their different skaters.
She final spoke along with her husband as he boarded the flight on Wednesday, she stated.
“I want my husband again,” Gudin stated. “I want his physique again.”
