Dozens of people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation's first major commercial airline crash since 2009.

While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ones. Here's the latest.

After it was revealed that figure skaters were among those on the commercial plane that crashed on Wednesday, Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser said the accident felt closer to home.