A passenger jet and a US Army helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night, resulting in no survivors. The crash, which occurred as the regional jet was attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Initial reports suggest air traffic control staffing levels were not normal. The incident is considered the deadliest US air crash since November 2001.
The passenger jet and a US Army helicopter plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night after crashing mid-air.TRAGIC ENDBoth boxes were transported to one of the board's labs on Thursday to be analyzed following the horror crash on Wednesday night.EastEnders legend Natalie Cassidy QUITS Sonia Fowler role after 32 years
But air traffic control staffing numbers were "not normal", according to an initial Federal Aviation Administration report.The controller who was directing helicopters was also instructing planes, The New York Times reported.Minutes before landing, air traffic controllers asked the incoming plane if it could land on a shorter runway at Reagan National.Flight tracking sites showing the jet adjusted its approach.
The controller made another call to the chopper just moments later, saying: "PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.""In the dark in a city environment with lots of lights, and at that distance, I don't think the helicopter would have been able to tell what type the Airbus was that far away, so may have just assumed."A passenger flight had to abort a landing at the airport just a day before the tragedy.
Radio communications from Wednesday night's disaster meanwhile showed that air traffic controllers alerted the helicopter about the approaching jet and ordered it to change course.
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