Fourteen figure skaters are believed to have died in Wednesday night’s crash involving an American Airlines flight and military helicopter near Washington, D.C.

U.S. Figure Skating says a group of athletes and coaches were on a flight from Wichita’s Eisenhower National Airport that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an Army helicopter near Reagan National Airport.

The organization released a statement Wednesday night saying a group of young athletes, coaches and family members were returning from the National Development Camp being held in Wichita.   That followed the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that were held last week at INTRUST Bank Arena.

The statement said the organization was devastated by the “unspeakable tragedy” and that it would release more details when available.

Skating Club of Boston CEO Doug Zeghibe called it a major loss for the skating community. Six of the passengers were connected to the Skating Club of Boston including two skaters, two coaches and two mothers.

Also on board were former Russian world champion skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov.