The plane departed from Wichita, Kansas. Russian media reported that two Russian figure skaters were on board the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter outside D.C. and a presidential spokesman expressed condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the plane crash.

Officials believe there are no survivors following a crash in DC between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter.

A local news reporter has been criticized for asking a man for his wife's last texts as he desperately waited to see if she survived the fatal Washington D.C. plane crash. American Airlines Flight 5342 plane collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington D.C. on Wednesday evening.