The airline tragedy that occurred near, Washington D.C., between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter on Wednesday recalled two other airplane tragedies that occurred decades ago.

"Several members" of the U.S. figure skating community were on American Airlines Flight 5342, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

Several members' of the U.S. Figure Skating community were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter over Washington, D.C., the governing body said in a statement.

Some skaters, their families, and coaches were on American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed with a military helicopter on Wednesday night.

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

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Dick Button, the two-time Olympic champion who revolutionized figure skating by completing the first triple jump in competition, then spun TV ratings gold with his pithy, Emmy-winning commentary, died Thursday. He was 95. Button died in North Salem, New York, his daughter, actress Emily Button, told The Washington Post .

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships took place Jan. 21-26 in Wichita, Kansas. U.S. Figure Skating did not identify any of the members of its team that were on board. Doug Zeghib

Valley Figure Skating Club in Appleton was at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships: the event several people aboard flight 5342 were returning from when the crash happened.

The figure skating community in the Portland area is grieving after learning a group of figure skaters, coaches and their families were passengers on American Airlines flight 5342.

Here are some of the victims of the tragedy identified so far. First Officer Sam Lilley and Capt. Jonathan Campos Sam Lilley, a young fiancé awaiting his fall wedding, was piloting the American Airlines flight that was minutes away from a safe landing when a collision with an Army helicopter plunged both aircrafts and everyone on board into Virginia’s Potomac River.