At least 14 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team were on board the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter just outside of Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. All are presumed dead. The crash occurred during the plane's approach to landing, with the helicopter involved in a training flight. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
At least 14 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team were on board the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter just outside of Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. All are presumed dead.WCVB-TV that six members of his organization had boarded the doomed American Airlines flight. He confirmed that eight more members of the U.S. team were also on board.
“Skating is a very close and tight-knit community. These kids and their parents — they are here at our skating facility in Norwood six, sometimes seven days a week. It is a close, tight bond, and I think for all of us, we have lost family,” Zeghibe told the Boston TV station. Skater Spencer Lane, his mother, Molly, skater Jinna Han and her mother, Jin, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were alsoby an Army helicopter which was on a training flight at 9 p.m. Wednesday. It appears that all in both airships perished in the ensuing explosion.
The weather was clear, and visibility was reported at ten miles, so it is unclear why or how the helicopter did not see the jet approaching to land at Reagan National Airport.Merkel Out of Retirement to Tell Off Germany Voting for Border ControlVIDEO: First Responders Honor and Salute U.S. Flag Draped Remains of D.C.
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