A young figure skater on the US team who had been on the American Airlines flight that suffered a collision with a Black Hawk helicopter mid-air posted a tragic final photo to social media after boarding the plane.

At 8.47pm ET (January 29), a PSA Airlines aircraft, which is owned by American Airlines, collided mid-air with a Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers who were taking part in a training flight, according to a US military official.

A teenage figure skater who was killed when a helicopter crashed into American Airlines flight 5342 on Wednesday shared a now-haunting image from the plane.

Families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the deadly American Airlines and Army helicopter collision are sharing tributes online in memory of the crash victims.

U.S. figure skater Spencer Lane, 16, shared a photo from inside American Eagle Flight 5342 before it took off from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., where it crashed into a helicopter mid-air.

Figure skater Jon Maravilla has revealed he was supposed to be onboard the American Airlines 5432 flight which collided with a helicopter in Washington D.C.

Multiple skaters who died on the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. have been identified.

After an American Airlines aircraft carrying four crew members and 60 passengers collided with an army helicopter, a 16-year-old U.S. figure skater’s family spoke out about their loss.

Everly and Alydia Livingston are among the multiple skaters who were on board the American Airlines flight, the skating website Golden Skate reports

The American figure skater was banned from boarding the flight because his dog was too large to fit in a carrier, prompting him to make the drive instead.

Angela Yang and Sean Kay, representing the Delaware ice skating team, are among the 67 who died in the American Airlines crash.