A Connecticut father was among the people who died in the American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, according to State Sen. Martha Marx. The victim was named Casey Crafton, a husband and father of three sons from Salem.
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.
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.
Several passengers who were on the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night included figure skaters who were returning from the U.
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
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.
A small commercial airliner and a military helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport Wednesday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS confirmed.
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.
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.