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

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.

"You have those feelings of dread when something like this happens," said Max Schmitter, who spent 32 years at the FAA as an aviation safety inspector.

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.

Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the plane that crashed into the Potomac River after a midair collision with a helicopter.

After a 60-passenger American Airlines flight and U.S. Army helicopter collided mid-air Jan. 29, a man shared the final text messages he received from his wife aboard the aircraft.

Two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches with Connecticut ties whose son recently finished fourth at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were among those feared dead after an American

Connecticut officials expressed sorrow Thursday after a plane vs. helicopter crash in Washington D.C. that is believed to have left dozens of people dead.

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.

Two Russian figure skating coaches with Connecticut ties were among those killed after an American Airlines flight and Army helicopter collided and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night.

Two teenage figure skaters, their mothers and two world champion coaches from Boston were among the 14 members of the skating community killed when an American Airlines flight collided with an