There were 64 passengers aboard the plane, and three Army soldiers in the helicopter, according to officials. Here's a look at what we know about the victims.

The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in trade on Thursday.

The National Transportation Safety Board has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight-data recorder from the American Airlines jet involved in the deadly collision with a military helicopter,

In the space of a few minutes the lives of dozens of people were brutally cut shot and the lives of countless friends, family members and witnesses, changed forever

A pair of World Champion Russian figure skaters were aboard an American Airlines flight returning from a development camp that followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, according to published reports.

Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.