The plane departed from Wichita, Kansas. Russian media reported that two Russian figure skaters were on board the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter outside D.C. and a presidential spokesman expressed condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the plane crash.

An airplane collided with a helicopter while trying to land at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night, officials said.

S.D., said an investigation into the collision of an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport will likely involve communication between the two aircraft.