The athletes died in the Jan. 29 crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. outside of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

But before he began his performance ... Keep reading to learn more about the American Airlines plane crash. (E! and Today are both part of the NBCUniversal family.) The passenger jet, a Canadian ...

FILE - Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet ... Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) ...

In the wake of a Washington, DC, crash that killed 76 people in January, airline safety has been on the forefront of people’s minds this year. American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita ...

The athletes died in the Jan. 29 crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S ... And I’ve never felt that before. I just had such an overwhelming emotion of love in that moment.” ...