Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

People reported that “several members” of the U.S. figure skating team were onboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which plummeted into the Potomac River after colliding with a Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 helicopter around 8:45 p.m. local time as the plane approached for landing at Ronald Reagan International Airport.