The plane exploded and plunged into the frigid Potomac River, ... when the entire U.S. Figure Skating Team died in plane crash en route to that year's World Championships in Prague.

The two aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, ... “In 1961, the entire world team of U.S. figure skating en route to the world championships in Prague was lost in a plane crash in Belgium.

After dozens of people were killed when a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, the tragedy has drawn comparisons to a disaster 60 years ago ...

The accident was an eerie reminder of the 1961 plane crash that killed the U.S. figure skating delegation en route to the world championships in Prague.

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, cranes are pictured in the Potomac river Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, near the wreckage of an American Airlines jet, at left, that collided mid-air with an Army ...

Investigators scan bottom of river Saturday. To help divers identify additional items for removal from the Potomac, NOAA was set to fly a low-altitude TopoBathy lidar flight overnight, officials said.

Crews are expected to remove the cockpit from the American Airlines jet from the Potomac River as they continue recovery efforts from last week's fatal mid-air collision that killed 67 people.

In February 1961, a plane carrying the U.S. figure skating team to that year’s world championships in Prague crashed in Brussels, killing 73 people. All 18 members of the team died.

River herring and striped bass have dramatically declined in the Potomac, he noted. He is also examining how long-lasting, polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) affect fish, and has found PFAS in two ...