As the victims of the DC plane crash are identified, stories of a new father, a law teacher, champion skating coaches and rising stars arise

World Champions Skaters, a consultant who has just moved to the DC area, a crew manager who was a new father, artistic skating coaches of a new father and rising skating stars were among them among them murdered in the collision in the air between an American Airlines plane and a Army helicopter About Washington, DC

Sixty passengers and four crew members based in Charlotte were in American Eagle Flight 5342, on the way from Wichita, Kansas, and three crew members were aboard the Black Hawk helicopter When they collided a little before 9 pm on Wednesday, January 29.

The researchers are still working to know what went wrong on a clear night when the passenger plane was just a few hundred feet of landing at the Reagan Washington National Airport. The authorities said there were no survivors, and the details about the 67 victims began to emerge.

The passengers included several young artisanal skaters Chasing his dream to become world -class competitors. The athletes returned from the National Development Field, which was held in relation to the recent artistic skating championships of the United States in Wichita. The Boston skating club confirmed that He lost six people In the deadly clash, including Two rising stars In the world of figurative skating, their mothers and two star trainers.

We are also learning more about others aboard the flight, as well as the Black Hawk crew. These are some of their stories.

Ryan O’Hara

Ryan O’Hara, 29, was the head of the crew at the Black Hawk helicopter. He grew up in the Atlanta area and was a new father, leaving behind a 1 -year -old wife and baby.

His father, Gary O’Hara, told CBS News That Ryan joined the ROTC of his high school as a cadet and enlisted when he was 18, specifically choosing the army because he offered him the opportunity to work in Black Hawk helicopters.

After a service tour in Afghanistan, it was assigned to Fort Belvoir in Virginia, on the outskirts of the capital of the nation.

“He was worried when he was in Afghanistan,” his father said in an emotional interview. “You lower your guard … when it is on American soil.”

He described the Black Hawk crew as “probably the most respected pilots with those Ryan had flown.”

“He trusted them with his life,” said Gary O’Hara.

He said he started worrying immediately after watching news from the accident on Wednesday night.

“My wife said: ‘No, it’s not him,” he said. “But my heart broke.”

Andrew Eaves

Mississippi Tate Reeves governor saying The NCOs Andrew Eaves, originally from Brooksville, was killed in the collision. His wife, Carrie Eaves, confirmed in a Facebook publication That was one of the pilots of the Black Hawk helicopter.

“We ask him to pray for our family and friends and for all the other families that suffer today. We ask for peace while we cry,” he wrote.

Spencer Lane and Christine Lane

Skating phenomenon Spencer Lane16, and his mother Christine Lane went home to Rhode Island from the field of development.

Douglas Lane He spoke with Rhode Island Wpri station After the accident he claimed his wife and son, and called Spencer a “force of nature.”

“In their local club in Boston, all adults who ran to the club loved him to the smallest skaters and the people who compete for an opportunity in the Olympic Games, everyone worshiped him,” he said.

He described his wife Christine as a creative person with passion for graphic design and photography.

“For Christine, only the number of people in the community in Rhode Island I have already heard today that has touched,” he said. “Whether I was projecting them to adopt the dog they loved or help them with a summer project or whatever, she was just one of those people who could connect anywhere, connect with people and build a real bond.”

Jinna Han and Jin Han

Another skater of the Boston Club, Jinna Han, 13, was killed in the accident with her mother, Jin. They were from Mansfield, Massachusetts, CBS News Boston reported.

Jinna had also been participating in the National Development Camp, an event only by invitation that brings together the promising young athletes for training sessions led by some of the most important names of the sport.

“Jinna, just a wonderful girl. Parents wonderful. Great competitor. Amado by all,” said the Boston Skating Club CEO, Doug Zeghibe.

“I don’t think let’s forget them. That’s safe. How we commemorate them here we have not reached that point to discuss, but we will certainly do it. Definitely the very important and very dear members of our community,” he said.

Vadim Naumov and Shishkova Evgenia

The star coaches Vadim Naumov and Shishkova Evgenia also returned from the development field. The couple born in Russia, who won the 1994 artistic skating championship, had been training at the Boston skating club.

They also competed in the Olympic Games twice, in 1992 in Albertville, France, where they were fifth and in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway, where they finished fourth.

The 23 -year -old son, Maxim Naumov, currently competes with USA UU.. Zeghibe said Max had finished fourth at the Major Male event in Wichita and returned home on Monday with Zeghibe.

“We are devastated by this indescribable tragedy and we closely maintain the families of the victims in our hearts,” said the standing standing in a statement Thursday.

Alexandr Kirsanov

A coach of the artistic skating club at the University of Delaware, Alexandr Kirsanov, 46, was confirmed as a victim of the accident, according to the University of Delaware and the Kirsanov employer, Black Bear Sports Group. I also traveled back from the development camp.

“In his many years with Ice World, Sasha trained, he advised and had such an incredible impact not only on our young skaters but also in so many who met him and loved him”, the founder and CEO of Black Bear Sports Group Murry Gunty said In a statement.

Olivia Ter

Olivia Ter, 12, a Juvenile artistic skater From Prince George County, Maryland was aboard the flight at the time of the accident, according to the parks and recreation department of the county ,, CBS News Baltimore reported. She returned with other skaters of the National Development Camp and aspired to qualify for a place in the United States team in the World Championship.

“The impact of Olivia’s life will continue to resonate in our youth sports community, and miss it a lot,” said Bill Tyler, director of the Maryland capital-national park and the Planning Commission of the Parks Department and Recreation of Prince George.

Asra Hussain race

Asra Hussain Raza was 26 years old and recently moved to the Washington area, DC, with her husband for consulting work. He was flying home from a work trip to Kansas, he told CBS News his father -in -law, Hashim Raza, CBS News.

He graduated from the University of Indiana and Columbia University, said his father -in -law.

Kiah Duggins

Howard’s law professor Kiah Duggins was killed in the accident, confirmed the president of the University, Ben Venson, on Friday, CBS News Baltimore reported.

Duggins was also a civil rights lawyer of the non -profit civil rights body, according to a profile on the Organization’s website.

He obtained his degree from Wichita State University and won the Miss Agusta and the beauty competitions of Miss Bulter County in 2014 and 2015, reaching the 10 best finalists in the Miss Kansas competitions those years, according to the executive director of the Miss Kansas organization.

Elizabeth Anne Keys

Elizabeth Anne Keys, a 33 -year -old woman from Cincinnati, graduated from the University of Tufts and the Law Center of the University of Georgetown, CBS WKRC affiliate reported. Keys was Valedictorian of his class at Madeira high school in Cincinnati in 2010.

“He was such an outstanding student, an exceptional young woman, the type of person we need many, many more,” said the former director of Madeira, Ray Spicher, to the station. “What a young lady was, a leader at school, involved in all kinds of activities.”

Four members of the local union

The victims of the plane crash included four members of the local Steamfitters 602 Steamfitters, which represents workers in heating industries, air conditioning, cooling and process pipes in the DC metropolitan area.

The union did not release their names, but said in A statement“Our approach is now to provide support and attention to the families of our brothers … we will share more details as they are available, including a national help effort for families. These members will be forever in our hearts, and God bless you and your loved ones. “

This story will be updated with additional information as it is available.

Matthew MoskLaura Geller, Mark Strassmann, Michael Kaplan and Faris Tanyos contributed to this report.