Several victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 had worked in Connecticut. Two former figure skaters and current coaches were well-known in Simsbury.
Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the plane that crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a helicopter.
The American Airlines jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with Black Hawk Army helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky.
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.
After a 60-passenger American Airlines flight and U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air Jan. 29, a man shared the final text messages he received from his wife aboard the aircraft.
As investigators piece together the circumstances of the deadly collision between an American Airlines passenjer jet and an Army helicopter, News 8 has been speaking with
Connecticut officials expressed sorrow Thursday after a plane vs. helicopter crash in Washington D.C. that is believed to have left dozens of people dead.
Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the plane that crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a helicopter.
As the investigation continues into Wednesday night’s devastating crash in Washington D.C., we’re hearing from travelers here in Connecticut who are setting off on flights so soon after the tragedy. “How could this happen?
Latest news and live updates after an American Airline jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.
The crash, involving a 60-passenger American Airlines jet that crashed into a military Black Hawk helicopter, grounded all flights at Reagan Airport Wednesday.