An American Airlines flight that crashed with a US Army helicopter. Uu. He directed that one of the most devastating airline disasters in decades returned to two tragedies.
On Wednesday night, several members associated with the American artistic skating and their families were on the plane that crashed with the helicopter. At least six had links with the Boston skating club, located in Norwood, Massachusetts.
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Emergency response units respond to the place of the accident of an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk helicopter on the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (Leigh Green for Pak Gazette Digital)
The artistic skating community has felt the effects of a tragedy of the airline in the past.
Eighteen members of the United States artistic skating team were killed in a plane crash in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium on their way to Prague for the World Figurative Skating Championship. Laurence Owen and Steffi Westerfield were among those killed in the accident. He was considered rising stars in sport and were preparing for an Olympic offer.
There were 73 people aboard Flight 548 of Sabena. The New York Daily News reported, citing researchers, which were probably the stabilizers of the plane that caused the incident.
“The American artistic skating can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard the 5342 flight of American Airlines, which collided with a helicopter last night in Washington, DC,” said Thursday in a statement in a statement in a statement . “These athletes, coaches and relatives returned home from the National Development Camp held together with the United States artistic skating championships in Wichita, Kansas.
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View of the Sabena Flight 548 Air Scene scene, on February 15, 1961, near Brussels after the Boeing 707 plane crashed in Brussels, Belgium, from the city of New York, killing 72 people in their Way to the world of 1961 championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. (STF/BELGA/AFP through Getty Images)
“We are devastated by this indescribable tragedy and keep close to the families of the victims in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and disseminate more information as it is available.”
The mayor of Wichita, Lily Wu, went to the tragedy at a press conference.
“It was really an honor to have future Olympic and those who are at the highest level of artistic skating competition, here in our capital,” he said.
“We were very excited to have the opportunity to organize the National Championship, and even yesterday they told me that people told me how wonderful they have been in recent days with additional people who came to our community, either to see or participate. Then, our The community was really excited and grateful that everything went well with the championship.
The city of Wichita was described as a tight community, which is not alien to the tragic aircraft incidents.
The Wichita State University Soccer team, flying in a Martin 404, crashed in Colorado in 1970, leaving 31 dead. Eight players and the co-pilot survived, according to the capital-journal top.
It was determined that the cause of the blockade was due to the pilot error.
“Wichita is in the heart of our nation, and today we are afflicted. I received confirmation this morning that no one survived the accident 5342 of American Airlines,” Senator Jerry Moran wrote, Kan’s Republican. Thursday in X.
“This is a sad day for Kansas and our nation. My heart breaks through the lives that were lost and their loved ones who are now learning that their family or friends were on the flight.
The rented Martin 404 carried soccer players, coaches and guests of Wichita State University to Utah. (Duane Howell/The Denver Post through Getty Images)
“There will be a lot to learn and do in the next few days following this tragedy, but today une me to pray for the victims and their families. That God consumes them and monitor all those who are in mourning.”
