Victims who lost their lives in Wednesday’s tragic plane and helicopter collision are being identified.
U.S. Army pilot identified.
The list of those lost in Wednesday’s crash has been updated to include the identification of the 3rd pilot who was aboard the Army Blackhawk helicopter. After a brief wait requested by her family, the Army identified the pilot as Captain Rebecca Lobach. Lobach was a 28-year-old aviation officer assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion.
Just before 9 p.m. EST Wednesday night, an American Airlines passenger jet carrying 67 individuals collided with an Army black hawk helicopter just shy of the runway at Reagan Washington National Airport near Washington, D.C.
Several members of the U.S. Figure Skating team were on the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter
An ongoing and extensive search and recovery mission is underway in the Potomac River where both aircraft ended up after the crash. Authorities announced Thursday morning that it appears there were no survivors.
The airplane was en route to Washington, D.C. from Wichita, Kansas, and was just moments from landing when it was struck. The U.S. Figure Skating organization announced overnight that at least 14 members of their community were aboard the plane. The athletes had been in Wichita for the U.S. Championships that took place over the weekend.
3 soldiers were aboard the Army helicopter that was reportedly on a routine training mission when the crash took place.
Names of those who have perished in the tragedy on the Potomac are slowly being released. Below is a list of victims whose identities have been confirmed by their loved ones.
Victims of D.C. plane and helicopter collision have been identified.
D.C. Plane Crash Victims List
Ryan O’Hara (Army Black Hawk crew chief)
Ian Epstein (Flight attendant for American Airlines)
Sam Lilley (First Officer on American Airlines flight 5342)
Wendy Shaffer (Married mother of two young children)
Captain Jonathan Campos (American Airlines pilot)
Vadim Naumov (Coach at Skating Clun of Boston)
Evgenia Shishkova (Coach at Skating Club of Boston)
Alexandr “Sasha” Kirsanov (Coach – University of Delaware Figure Skating Club)
Eddie Zhou (Athlete – Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Angela Yang (Athlete – University of Delaware Figure Skating Club)
Sean Kay (Athlete – University of Delaware Figure Skating Club)
Julia Kay (mother of Sean Kay)
Kiah Duggins (a civil rights attorney)
Inna Volyanskaya (Coach – Washington Figure Skating Club)
Jinna Han – (Athlete – Skating Club of Boston)
Jin Han (Mother of Jinna Han)
Everly Livingston (Athlete – Washington Figure Skating Club)
Alydia Livingston (Athlete – Washington Figure Skating Club)
Peter Livingston (father of Everly and Alydia Livingston)
Donna Livingston (mother of Everly and Alydia Livingston)
Spencer Lane (Athlete – Skating Club of Boston)
Christine Lane (Mother of Spencer Lane)
Brielle Beyer (Athlete – Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Justyna Magdalena Beyer (Mother of Brielle Beyer)
Grace Maxwell (a junior at Cedarville University)
Stephanie Haynos (mother of Cory Haynos)
Roger Haynos (father of Cory Haynos)
Cory Haynos (Athlete – Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Franco Aparicio (Athlete – Washington Figure Skating Club)
Luciano Aparicio (father of Franco Aparicio)
Elizabeth Ann Keys (a Washington, D.C. attorney)
Asra Hussein
Andrew Eaves (Chief Warrant Officer 2)
Mikey Stovall (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Jonathan Boyd (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Steve Johnson (professional fisherman and client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Jesse Pitcher (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Danasia Elder (flight attendant for American Airlines)
Casey Crafton (dedicated father of 3 from Connecticut)
Sarah Lee Best (law firm associate)
Olivia Eve Ter (Athlete – Skating Club of Northern Virginia)
Robert Prewitt (construction superintendent)
Tommy Clagett (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Alex Huffman (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Charlie McDaniel (client of Fowl Plains Hunting Club)
Pergentino N. Malabed (police colonel with the Phillipines National Police)
Vikesh Patel (GE Aerospace employee)
Lori Schrock (Kansas resident)
Robert “Bob” Schrock (Kansas resident)
Lindsey Fields (president-elect of the National Association of Biology Teachers)
Melissa Nicandri (daughter of prominent Jacksonville, Florida, attorney)
Chris Collins (senior analyst for Moody’s Investors Service in New York City)
Captain Rebecca Lobach (Army helicopter pilot)
Dustin Miller (IT professional)
PJ Diaz (Wichita, Kansas, resident)
This site will be updated as more victims are identified.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all affected by this terrible tragedy.
