An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

World champion Russian figure skaters Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were reportedly on board American Airlines Flight 5342 with their son Maxim Naumov when it collided with a Black Hawk helicopt

Several members’ of US Figure Skating team confirmed to be on American Airlines flight 'Several members' of U.S. Figure Skating were on the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport late Wednesday,