Trump Looks To Assign Blame For Midair Crash: ‘Why Didn’t the Control Tower Tell the Helicopter What to Do?’
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Tragedy struck on Wednesday night when an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair near Reagan National Airport. Sixty passengers and four crew members were aboard the plane, and three soldiers were on the helicopter. As of 1 a.m. ET, 18 bodies had been recovered. About two hours after

Summary

An American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair near Reagan National Airport, killing at least 18 people.

Trump initially expressed condolences but later questioned why the air traffic control tower or helicopter pilot didn’t prevent the crash.

The FAA identified the plane as a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700.

A Kennedy Center webcam captured the collision, and investigations are ongoing.

CNN’s Pete Muntean called the incident stunning, noting its proximity to a military base.

  • forrgott@lemm.ee
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    15 hours ago

    I wonder who was the point of contact on the FAA. Cause, if that happened to be the guy who was fired?

    That said, I do realize speculation won’t help. Apparently they’ve been overloading that airspace for a while now, allegedly just for the personal convenience of members of Congress. But of course they will find literally anybody else to blame.