Posted on 01/31/2025 12:29:30 AM PST by Morgana
An air traffic control veteran with 23 years of experience has revealed the mistake operators made in the moments leading up to the deadly collision in Washington, DC.
The American Airlines jet with 64 people onboard crashed with a US Army helicopter carrying three soldiers over the icy waters of the Potomac River Wednesday night, killing everyone.
The Black Hawk helicopter apparently flew in the jet's path as it landed at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Investigators working through the wreckage in the Potomac uncovered two black box flight recorders on Thursday night as they attempt to determine what went wrong.
An experienced air traffic controller told DailyMail.com that the air traffic control (ATC) audio that emerged from the crash showed the operator's instructions to the helicopter were 'very ambiguous.'
In the nearly minute-and-a-half recording, ATC operators can be heard asking the helicopter if the commercial flight is in sight.
Through muffled audio, more commands and confirmations are made between ATC operators.
One air traffic controller said to the helicopter pilot: 'PAT 2-5, do you have the CRJ in sight?'
Seconds later, the controller spoke again, requesting: 'Pat 2-5 pass behind the CRJ.'
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I do know that Fox has shown the photo of two of the guys in the Black Hawk. They have not shown the female pilot.Just an observation, for now.
Interesting...and quite damning. Flying at 200 feet - until the last seconds when altitude and course were changed precisely as needed to crash the airliner.
Yes, ATC tells helo to RTB, twice, then to land immediately
No response from helo
Helo increases altitude and speed as it heads for AA flight
Just cant stop being skeptical there was no intent
Yes, the early flight path plots were not very detailed. Later ones from the plot from the tower, were a lot better.
The actual photo’s showed a direct hit. I have not seen photo’s of the debri, but the helicopter must have torn the plane in 1/2. FAA knows about wreckage examination.
There were a lot of errors, but 1 was fatal.
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