"Bad news from Washington," said Dmitry Peskov, referring to reports from the USA. Acclaimed Russian figure skaters were reportedly on board the plane. The downed plane was reported to have the 1994 world figure skating champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov on board,

After an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac river Jan. 29, more than 30 bodies have been recovered, NBC Washington has confirmed.

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.

An American Airlines regional jet carrying 60 passengers, including U.S. and Russian figure skaters, collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport Jan. 29.

The American Airlines plane operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

An American Airlines regional passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington DC's Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

The Kremlin on Thursday confirmed that Russian figure skaters, along with other Russian nationals, were among those aboard the aircraft that crashed in Washington, according to a report by TASS. Addressing reports about former Russian figure skaters being on the flight,

Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and

According to the FAA, an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided into a 60-passenger flight landing at DCA midair.

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event.

American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when it collided in midair with a Blackhawk helicopter.