U.S. authorities have confirmed that all passengers died in the midair collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane over Washington, D.C. Rescuers found no survivors. Officials stated that the tragedy could have been prevented if proper safety measures had been followed.
A passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided midair with a military helicopter over Washington, D.C. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, and all 67 people on board died. Among the passengers were athletes and coaches, including Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. The investigation is ongoing, with the main theories pointing to pilot or air traffic control errors.
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