Figure Skater Scheduled to Fly on Doomed American Airlines Flight Was Banned From Boarding Because His Dog Was Too Large

A figure skater scheduled to fly on the doomed American Airlines flight was banned from boarding because his dog was too large to fit in a carrier.

Jon Maravilla was stopped from boarding the American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, DC Thursday night, hours before it collided with an Army helicopter, Fox News reported.

"Not allowed past gate to board flight," Maravilla wrote in a post shared to his Instagram story. "Get me tf out of Kansas please."

After renting a car to make the drive to Washington, DC instead, the 19-year-old later added another update.

"14 hour journey begins," he wrote.

Maravilla stated there were "about 14 figure skaters on the plane, not counting their parents and coaches," including a married figure skating couple from Russia, according to the New York Times.

The tragic incident occurred while the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport.

Since the crash, the Coast Guard has retrieved at least 30 bodies. None of the airplane's 64 passengers, including four crew members, and three servicemen on the helicopter are expected to survive, Fox News reported.