More than 40 bodies have been recovered from a Washington DC aircraft collision which wiped out entire family units, including a TikTok skating star, a famed athlete couple, and all four flight crew members. 

The deaths of figure skaters Franco Aparicio and Olivia Eve Ter, 12, were confirmed on Friday, bringing the total number of confirmed skaters up to 11. 

Many of them, including Spencer Lane, 16, and Alydia and Everly Livingston, 11 and 14, were traveling with their parents, who also perished after an American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk collided in Washington DC on Wednesday evening. 

Famed Russian skating couple Evgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 56, alongside other coaches also tragically lost their lives in the crash over the Potomac River. 

The bodies of all four flight crew members - including one who was mere months away from a promotion and wedding - were also recovered from the debris on Thursday. 

Bodies of two of the three soldiers who were flying in the helicopter have also been recovered.

Two of the Black Hawk Crew - Ryan O'Hara, 28, and Andrew Eaves, 39 - were identified. A third and final crew member's body was also recovered, but the Army did not release their name per the family's request. 

American Airlines Flight 5342 had been approaching Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night when the crash occurred, officials said.  

Sixty-four people - 60 passengers and four crew - were onboard and all died, officials said. At least 41 bodies have been recovered, DC Fire Chief John Donnelly said. 

'We will work to find all the bodies and reunite them with their loved ones,' he said at a Thursday press conference.  

US Figure Skating has confirmed that several skaters, coaches and their family members were on board the flight, and had been returning home from the National Development Camp, which is held in conjunction with the national championships.

'We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims' families closely in our hearts. We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available,' the sport governing body said in a statement.