American Airlines Flight 5342 Hit the Army helicopter Washington DC's Reagan National Wednesday Night, Send two aircraft to the Potomax River And kill all 67 people The most deadly US sky crash drop in more than 20 years。
crash Around 9 pm One of the most strictly controlled airspaces in the world was thrown into chaos in the southern three -mile (5 kilometers) of the White House and the US Council. The authorities were investigating the cause because they searched the river on Friday.
By the afternoon of Friday, the crew has recovered 41 bodies At a press conference, John Donerie Senior, the chief of DC firefighters. He said that 18 family members were told that their beloved people were dead.
On January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia, you can find search and rescue efforts on the remnants of the Potomac River in Ronal Dragon Washington (AP Photo/Stephanis Car Blow).
crash
The regional jet from Wichita, Kansas, had 60 passengers and four crew members and prepared to land. According to the Federal Aviation Bureau, the UH-60 Blackhawk, a base in Fort Bell Boa, Virginia, was doing training exercises to carry three soldiers.
The sky was clear.
A few minutes before the Twin Engine Jet of the Canadian Bombardy-700 series landed, an air traffic controller asked if a short runway could be used on a flight 5342. The pilot agreed. The controller has cleared the landing. The flight tracking site indicates that the plane has adjusted the approach to the new runway.
Within 30 seconds of the collision, an aircraft controller asked if an airplane was visible on the helicopter. The military pilot answered Jesus.
After a while, the controller called another call to the helicopter and apparently instructed the copter to wait for the jet to pass.
There was no reply and the aircraft collided.
The airplane wireless transponder has stopped transmitting about 2,400 feet (732 meters) on the runway. The wreckage of the helicopter was also found in the river.
NTSB investigators collected the cockpit audio recorder and flight data recorder from the plane.
On Friday, January 31, 2025, a search effort was found around the location of a deadly aerial collision between the American Airlines Jet and the Army helicopter on the Potomac River near the Ronal Dragan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Masu. American Airlines jets are lifted from the airport. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
investigation
Federal investigators are trying to connect two aircraft, air control officers, other pilot actions, and the altitude of the aircraft.
The important question at the early stage of the survey was how high the helicopter was flying, and Pete Hegousz said about Fox News on Friday. The maximum high altitude was 200 feet (approximately 60 meters), Jonathan Kodiol, Chief of Staff of the Army Airlines.
It was not clear whether it was high or not. KOZIOL stated that investigators need to analyze flight data before concluding the altitude.
Hegs said he wanted the Army to know if a helicopter crew was using night vision goggles.
Retired, Cala Lee, a nurse professor at Wichita State University, to show her support to the family of a fatal clash between passenger aircraft and Army helicopters that occurred on Thursday, January 30. It holds a red rose vase. In 2025, an airline passenger service began all night in Wichita, Kansas. (AP photo/John Hanna)
It usually takes 12 to 18 months for the impact clash survey, and investigators told the reporters on Thursday that they did not guess the cause.
However, at a press conference on Thursday, President Donald Trump was responsible for the helicopter pilot without evidence and argued that there was no basis. Diversity initiatives impaired air safety。 Trump doubled on his true social platform, saying that he was “flying” at the time the helicopter was dropped on a Friday morning post.
“It was far higher than the 200 feet restrictions. It's not really complicated. Trump said.
The White House spokeswoman Caroline Ribit asked how Trump knew that the helicopter was flying on Friday afternoon. She said that Trump was explained by an investigator.
Victim
It has been the most deadly US Sky CRASH since 2001.
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In this image provided by the US Coast Guard, you can see the remnants on Thursday, January 30, 2025 on the Potomac River near the Ronal Dragan Washington National Airport. (Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles, US coastal security squad via AP)
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Victims include guided travel in Kansas, nine students and parents in Fairfax County, Virginia, and four steam fitterers, a member of the local steam Fitterers, and two Chinese people. There was also a hunter group that the group returned.
The captain of the plane was a 34 -year -old Jonathan Campos, according to several media reports.
According to Kojiol, the helicopter crew said he was very experienced and familiar with crowded flights around Washington.
The Friday Army has identified two of the three soldiers of helicopters and the staff. Lilburn's Ryan Austin Ohala (28 years old) and 39 -year -old Andrew Lloyd Ebss in Great Mills, Maryland. The Army said that the third soldier's name was not released in response to his family's request. Officials said that only Oohara's body was discovered by Friday.
DC crowded airspace
Legan nationals, located along the Potomac southwest of Washington, require pilots to navigate hundreds of commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and restricted areas.
After the collision, the authorities restricted some of the airports near the airport. The Federal Aviation has later prohibited the use of most helicopters under the flight route or parallel route indefinitely. The official talked about anonymous status because he had no authority to discuss the problem.
Two of the Reagan National runway were closed on Friday afternoon. Airport manager Terry Rielke said that the recovery initiative caused the flight cancellation and delay.
Federal authorities, aviation experts The pilot has been careful for a long time About Increased calls。 In May, an American Airlines plane canceled takeoff from Reagan to avoid airplanes landing on the crossing runway. it was The second closed call 6 weeks.
24 hours before the clash on Wednesday, another regional jet for landing on Reagan has performed deployment operations for military helicopters in the same area. The flight tracking site and the air traffic control log have been cleared to land the EMBRAER E-175, and when an automated collision avoidance system is pushed out of an appropriate alignment for landing, helicopters are advised nearby. It shows that. A few minutes later, we landed safely.
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AP communication writer Zeke Miller and Washington's Lindsay WhiteHurst, and reporters from all over the United States have contributed.
