The four flight crew members of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday were based out of Charlotte, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said in a video update Thursday afternoon.

Danasia Elder, an African American woman with a deep passion for flying, was remembered by her brother-in-law, Brandon Payne, as 'full of life,' with an unwavering love for God, her children, and travel, reported Yahoo News. In a post on X, Joe Bruno from WSOC9 News wrote:

CBS reported that the crew of the commercial American Eagle jet was Charlotte-based. Debi Epstein, the former wife of flight attendant Ian Epstein, confirmed that he was killed in the air collision between the jet and a military helicopter.