O n Wednesday, officials said the remains of all 67 victims from a midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport have been recovered and identified.

According to National Transportation Safety Board officials, there seems to be a discrepancy in the helicopter’s altitude at the time of the crash. The helicopter was flying a training mission in a helicopter route where altitude is typically restricted to 200 feet. The NTSB was examining data that could put the helicopter above that 200-foot ceiling. Since the accident above the Potomac River, the Federal Aviation Administration has suspended most helicopter routes in that area. NTSB is still investigating the crash.

Family members mourned as others awaited an arrival that would never come.

In East Potomac Park, near the crash site, a memorial featuring flowers, ice skates and notes for those who perished in the tragedy sit along a fence next to police tape that blocked off a portion of the park following the crash.

On board the aircraft were U.S. figure skaters returning from the U.S. Figure Skating National Development Camp, held after the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.

The Fairfax Ice Arena posted a statement on their website late last week.

“Fairfax Ice Arena is saddened and devastated with the loss of members in our skating community in the tragedy of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, DC. We are following the story closely and want to be respectful of the victims’ families. We are mourning the heartbreaking loss of these individuals who were some of our nation’s brightest rising stars in U.S. Figure Skating. Many of these talented skaters trained in ice rinks across the Northern Virginia area,” they said. “Our deepest condolences go out to the victims’ families, friends and the figure skating community at this time.”

Many victims were attending the U.S. Skating Championships on behalf of the Skating Club of Northern Virginia. Cory Haynos, a 16-year-old skater who attended Carter G. Woodson High School in Fairfax, died in the crash along with his mother, Stephanie Haynos, 56, and father, Roger Haynos, 56. The family also has a 19-year-old daughter named Emily, who was not on the airplane with them, according to a GoFundMe account set up for her.

According to reports from several news outlets, Cory Haynos had just landed a triple axel, one of the most challenging jumps in figure skating, on his final day of competition at the championships.

An Instagram post from The Skating Lesson, a page that follows top skaters, said, “(Cory) earned a place at the developmental camp by placing third at Eastern Sectionals in the intermediate men’s division. Cory was a powerful skater who dreamed of making it to Nationals as a competitor.”

Edward Zhou, 16, and his parents, Yu Zhou and Kaiyan Mao, also perished in the crash. Zhou also attended Carter G. Woodson High School in Fairfax.

“Our Woodson High School Community experienced a terrible loss this past week,” wrote Fairfax Public Schools teacher Sarah Jones in a Facebook post. “Two Woodson students, along with both sets of parents, were on Flight 5342 on Wednesday evening. Both boys were talented ice skaters, and had been attending the US Figure Skating Championships and a developmental camp for promising young skaters in Wichita. They were on their way home.”

Olesya Taylor, 50, of Alexandria, and her daughter Olivia Eve Ter, 12, a member of the ION Skating Club, also perished in the crash.

According to family friend Alla Levin, who set up a GoFundMe account, Olesya leaves behind her husband, Andrew, their older daughter, Anne Valerie, and Olesya’s mother, Olga. Levin said that Olivia recently won fourth place at the U.S. Ice-skating Eastern Sectionals.

Franco Aparicio, 14, and his father, Luciano (Lucho), of Vienna, leave behind his mother and wife, Barbara, and sisters Isabella and Antonella. An online post indicated that Franco was a student at Kilmer Middle School.

Franco’s sister, Isabella, paid tribute to her brother in a comment on his Instagram account, francoskates, saying, “ thank you for being you and for being my best friend. you don’t deserve this and you have the sweetest soul. I love you so much.”

In the wake of the tragedy, the Skating Club of Northern Virginia is holding private events for skaters to mourn and obtain grief resources. According to the club, those events are closed to the press and require advanced signup. They will include visits with therapy dogs and social workers.