An American Airlines regional jetliner coming from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a Black Hawk military helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, officials said.

U.S. Figure Skating confirms "several members of our skating community" were on the flight: "We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy."

A U.S. skater is setting the record straight after it was falsely reported that he was supposed to be on the American Airlines flight that crashed in Washington D.C. Wednesday night. Initial reports claimed Jon Maravilla missed the tragic flight after he was denied boarding because of his dog.