Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River included teen figure skaters returning from the U.S.

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.

When an American Airlines plane went down over Washington, D.C. Wednesday evening, members of the Boston skating community couldn't help but recall a similar tragedy from decades ago.