State Sen. Martha Marx said Casey Crafton, a Salem resident, was a passenger on the plane that collided with a helicopter in Washington, D.C. Wednesday night.

Several victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 had worked in Connecticut. Two former figure skaters and current coaches were well-known in Simsbury.

The American Airlines jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with Black Hawk Army helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky.

All are feared dead in a crash involving a Black Hawk helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky and an American Airlines plane in Washington, D.C.

Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks is experiencing some cancellations on Thursday morning. This comes after an American Airlines flight carrying 64

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the Russian figure skaters were on board the crashed American Airlines plane.

The crash, involving a 60-passenger American Airlines jet that crashed into a military Black Hawk helicopter, grounded all flights at Reagan Airport Wednesday.

The American Airlines jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with Black Hawk Army helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky.

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the airline has activated its care team to assist in recovery efforts after one of its jets collided with a helicopter.

Four departing flights from Bradley International Airport have been cancelled due to the crash, all American Airlines flights heading to Reagan.

United Airlines said it was cooperating with U.S. and Nigerian investigators to determine what exactly happened on the flight.