American figure skater Spencer Lane's social media post raised concerns about his whereabouts after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter on Wednesday.

American figure skater was reported to be on the American Airlines flight that crashed into a military helicopter in Washington DC, with him now rubbishing those claims

Multiple skaters who died on the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. have been identified.

The report claimed the American figure skater was banned from boarding the flight because his dog was too large to fit in a carrier, prompting him to make the drive instead.

There are no expected survivors from the crash, as the plane carried 60 passengers and four crew members, while the helicopter had three people on board.

Passengers onboard the American Airlines flight that collided with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C., included U.S. figure skaters and a championship-winning Russian couple. In a statement released after the Wednesday,

A United States figure skater is clearing up rumors that he barely missed being a passenger on the American Airlines flight Wednesday that crashed and killed everyone on board.

Barrington's Spencer Lane went on social media before the deadly air disaster in Washington, DC on Wednesday - in a post that proved to be haunting.

An American figure skater was barred from the American Airlines flight that collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Reagan International Airport on Thursday night.