Several U.S. Figure Skaters, Coaches, Families On Doomed Flight To D.C., Reports Say

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Emergency responders working at the scene of the wreckage in the Potomac River.

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WICHITA—Several young figure skaters, their coaches and family members from the Washington, D.C., area were on American Airlines Flight 5342 Jan. 29 when it collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River. The flight carried 60 passengers and four crewmembers on board. A massive...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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