Memorial honoring victims of DC midair collision to be held in Boston 1 year after deadly crash
By Jennifer Eagan
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BOSTON (WCVB) — One year ago Thursday, 67 people, including six affiliated with the Skating Club of Boston, were killed when American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into an Army helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport and fell into the icy Potomac River.
Several memorials are being held to honor the victims. There will be a moment of reflection as the names of 28 members of the skating community are read. Six of those victims had ties to the Skating Club of Boston.
Jinna Han, 13, and her mother, Jin Hee Han; 16-year-old Spencer Lane and his mother, Christine Lane, and coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were returning from a development camp when their plane crashed into an Army helicopter.
Last night, music and memories filled Constitution Hall where hundreds of family members, first responders and policymakers gathered to remember the lives lost.
“We completed our year-long investigation,” National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said. “That was just the first step. Now the important work, the hard work, begins — that means relentlessly, vigorously pursuing safety change.”
The memorial comes days after the NTSB released new findings, which said failures at multiple levels led to the crash, including congestion of the airspace around Reagan National Airport.
The NTSB is expected to publish its final report in the coming weeks.
The memorial honoring members of the skating community begins at 5 p.m.
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