Almost half of the passengers on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter were members of the figure skating community, with the U.S. Figure Skating CEO confirming that 28 people were killed.

The young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short when an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night were just beginning their journeys to stardom.

The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to begin removing wreckage following the deadly collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger plane.

Authorities say they have identified all but one of the victims of the deadly collision that happened on January 29.

Remains from all 67 victims of the midair collision over Washington, D.C., that sent an American Airlines regional plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashing into the Potomac River have been recovered,

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Wreckage from the midair collision near Reagan National Airport is being removed Monday from the Potomac River as officials still look for 12 victims.