An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night,

A pair of young figure skaters, their mothers, and two Russian coaches were among the 60 passengers on board the jet.

Mike Slack and Jim Brauchle spoke to Newsweek on Thursday about what the plane crash's investigation will look like.