According to a preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Bureau, it was found that the air traffic control tower was short of personnel during the devastating collision between the Washington DC helicopter and the passenger airplane.
67 people died after the Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided with a passenger aircraft approaching Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening. The plane was different, and eventually reached the Potmax River.
Usually, two controllers handle nearby helicopters, departure and landing airplanes.
According to internal preliminary reports, the traffic control tower usually has two controllers that handle busy airports, but the tower had only one controller.
The staff was determined that “the time and traffic volume are not normal.” According to In the report of the New York Times. Usually, two controllers handle nearby helicopters and airplanes that enter the airport runway.
The Times also stated that Reagan Airport tower has been short of employment for many years, and if there are 30, only 19 completely certified controllers.
Some people have speculated that crashes are intentional for video that captures collisions, but so far have been stating the cause of the disaster.
The FAA said that the plane took off from Wichita, Kansas, and was carrying members of the US figure skating team. Pentagon said that helicopter took off from Fordberbore, Virginia on a training flight and carried three services.
July, FAA I said Even if the demand increased, the air control officer was dealing with the shortage.
“This is a tragedy to change air,” said CNN, CNN, at Reagan Airport. “It is really amazing what this is happening.”
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