Victims Identified In Fatal D.C. Plane Crash [LIST]
on Jan 30, 2025
Victims who lost their lives in Wednesday’s tragic plane and helicopter collision are being identified.
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.
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.
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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 include:
- 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)
- 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 (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)
This site will be updated as more victims are identified.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all affected by this terrible tragedy.
