DC plane crash victim and Kansas City Chiefs superfan planned return home for family Super Bowl party
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The family and friends of one of the 67 victims killed in the American Airlines and Army helicopter collision in Washington, D.C., was a Kansas City Chiefs superfan with plans to watch the Super Bowl with his family.

“He was a HUGE chiefs fan so he would want us to watch the Super Bowl game and root for the Chiefs. He was looking forward to that game!” Kristen Miller-Zahn, the sister of Dustin Miller, wrote in a tribute on a GoFundMe page.

Dustin Miller, 43, an IT professional from El Dorado, Kansas, was among the 67 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter in Washington, D.C., in the evening hours of Jan. 29.

Miller’s family said he was on the doomed flight from Wichita to D.C., on the way to Rochester, New York, on a work trip.

Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River

Emergency response units search the crash site of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after an Army helicopter collided with the plane on approach to Reagan National Airport Jan. 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

“He loved us, he would want us all to love each other and focus on what’s important, family. My heart goes out to every family member of this tragedy, it does hurt so bad.”

Sixty-four people, including four crew members, were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342, and three soldiers were on the Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that came from Fort Belvoir in Virginia when the aircraft collided.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said they hope to have a preliminary report within 30 days, though a full investigation could take at least a year.

Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com

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