The black boxes have been found for the passenger plane that crashed with a military helicopter over Washington DC, leaving 67 presumed dead. The collision occurred late on Wednesday while the plane was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Divers are searching the icy waters of the Potomac River for bodies, but conditions are described as 'extremely rough'. The recovered flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder will offer clues to investigators about what went wrong. Meanwhile, President Trump is facing criticism for suggesting diversity policies contributed to the crash.
The black boxes have been found for the passenger plane that crashed with a military helicopter over Washington DC which has left 67 presumed dead. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after the helicopter apparently flew into the path of the American Airlines regional jet late on Wednesday while it was landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport, just across the river from Washington.
But he spent most of his time casting political blame, lashing out at former president Joe Biden's administration and diversity efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration, saying they had led to slipping standards - even as he acknowledged that the cause of the crash was unknown.Without evidence, Mr Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies.
PLANE CRASH WASHINGTON DC MILITARY HELICOPTER INVESTIGATION DIVERSITY
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