Some were promising figure skaters. Others were teachers or old friends on a hunting trip. They all perished in an instant, part of the worst U.S. air disaster in years.

Each person killed in the Wichita plane crash has a story. We are sharing what loved ones say about the lives lost on flight 5342.

No survivors are expected after an American Airlines passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair on Wednesday night, near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.The big picture: While the cause of the crash is being investigated,