U.S.As D.C. plane crash victims are identified, stories emerge of a new dad, a law professor, champion skating coaches and rising stars

World champion skaters, a consultant who just moved to the D.C. area, a crew chief who was a new dad, champion figure skating coaches and rising skating stars were among those killed in the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C.

Sixty passengers and four Charlotte-based crew members were on American Eagle flight 5342, en route from Wichita, Kansas, and three crew members were aboard the Black Hawk helicopter when they collided a little before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29. 

Investigators are still working to learn what went wrong on a clear evening when the passenger plane was just a few hundred feet from landing at Reagan Washington National Airport. Officials said there were no survivors — and details about the 67 victims began to emerge.

The passengers included several young figure skaters chasing their dream of becoming world-class competitors. The athletes were returning from the National Development Camp, which was held in connection with the recent U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita. The Skating Club of Boston confirmed they lost six people in the deadly crash, including two rising stars in the figure skating world, their mothers, and two star coaches.