A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 15, 1961, a commercial flight carrying all 18 members of the U.S. Figure Skating team to the world championships in Prague crashed near the Brussels airport,

Sarah Hughes explains how the plane crash near Washington DC has impacted the tight-knit figure skating community.

Almost half of the passengers on board the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter were members of the figure skating community, with the U.S. Figure Skating CEO confirming that 28 people were killed.

A figure skating tribute will take place in Washington, D.C., in early March to support victims of the midair collision and crash outside Ronald Reagan International Airport.

A beloved Maryland figure skating coach who was killed in the midair plane crash over the Potomac River was remembered for his drive, determination and work ethic.

Two teenage figure skaters who died in the Washington plane crash that killed 67 people were poignantly remembered this week at the Asian Winter Games in China's Harbin. Holding the photos at the Games,

U.S. Figure Skating will host a tribute next month to the victims of Flight 5342, which took off from Wichita before crashing after a collision with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29.