Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday called news of an airplane crash in Washington, D.C. that killed six people with ties to a Massachusetts figure skating club “devastating.”

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.

Who were the figure skaters and coaches aboard the airplane that crashed near Washington D.C. last night? Here's what we know so far.

The Skating Club of Boston confirmed that two skaters, two staff members and two parents died in the plane crash near Washington, D.C.

A Boston-area skating club reportedly lost two skaters, their mothers, and two coaches in the mid-air plane collision in Washington, D.C.

The Skating Club of Boston lost two coaches, two young skaters and their two mothers in the deadly crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 in Washington, D.C.

PAT-25, do you have the CRJ in sight?” the controller asks the helicopter pilot, according to audio posted by the Associated Press.

The CEO of The Skating Club of Boston, Doug Zeghibe, spoke with NBC 10 about the loss of some of his students and staff when a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in Washington D.C. Zeghibe said,

The ice skating community in Greater Boston is waiting to learn if fellow skaters or coaches are among those killed in the mid-air collision of an American Airlines plane.

A statement issued Thursday from U.S. Figure Skating confirmed “several members of our skating community were sadly aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, which collided with a h

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.

An American Eagle jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington on Wednesday night. The number of casualties is unclear, and a search-and-rescue mission is ongoing.