U.S. Figure Skating confirmed to WUSA9 early Thursday morning that several members of "our skating community" were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed into the Potomac River ─ including athletes, coaches and family members. Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night near Washington Reagan National Airport after colliding with a military Black Hawk helicopter. The flight from Wichita, Kansas was preparing to land at DCA. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines flight and three soldiers aboard the training flight on the Blackhawk helicopter. It was believed that there were no survivors. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/washington-dca-dc-reagan-national-airport-us-figure-skating-american-airlines/65-6b954cb8-4db9-4fa8-ad19-430829843262