The picture shows the air traffic control of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. After the collision of the US Eagle Flight 5342, the Black Hawk helicopter fell into the Poto Mark River, the top of the building in the background, I saw from Virginia, USA. , January 30, 2025.
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How does the Army Black Eagle helicop Fatal crash On Wednesday evening, it is still unclear on the Poto Mark River, but the problem is emerging, including the height of military helicopters.
Investigators still extract evidence from Potomac and view all content from Shinla’s flight data and cockpit recorder information. All 64 people American airline 5342 flight and three helicopters on the boat are in Fireball collision Near the Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, this is the most deadly air since 2001.
PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft collided with the Black Eagle helicopter at 9pm on Wednesday at 9 pm and nearly 33 times. The end of the 33rd runway was about 300 feet.
Defense Minister Pete Hegseth said the helicopter was training flights in the year.
According to the provisions of the Federal Aviation Administration, regular crossing Washington and its surrounding helicopters must be regularly traveled between the military base and other locations.
Todd Inman, a member of the National Transport Safety Commission, said in a briefing on Thursday afternoon: “This is a unique environment in DC.” He pointed out that Washington has a helicopter area or track. “This is a part of their normal procedures from one step to four. If you live in DC, you will see many helicopters enter the area. Therefore, there is a very clear system.”
The agency told the NBC News that FAA released new flight restrictions around the region and Reagan National Airport on Friday. In addition to medical evacuation and law enforcement operations, the agency has exceptions.
At present, the airspace between some bridges or regions 1 is currently not active. In the nearby area, only the helicopter was allowed to fly south of the Woodro Wilson Bridge.
NTSB is leading a survey of collision ending with fireball. The agency said it was still collecting information, and it was too early to conclude that the conclusion was too early.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said: “This is not we have no information. We do have information.” “We have a lot of information. We need to verify the information. We need to spend some time to ensure that it is accurate.”
NTSB restored flight data and cockpit dubbing recorders from passenger jets. The agency said the boxes were taken to the NTSB laboratory for evaluation.
President Donald Trump wrote on Friday Truth social Helicopter “Flying too high. It is much higher than 200 feet. This is not really complicated, can’t understand, is it?”
Hegseth issued a similar statement on the White House briefing on Thursday.
He said: “Sadly, a mistake was made last night.” “We immediately started investigating some high issues at the Ministry of National Defense and the Army level.”
