The cool audio from air traffic control was the moment when Flight Safety Agency reported a terrible mid -air collision between an American Airlines jet and a black hawk military helicopter.
On Wednesday night, the American Airlines 5342 exploded with a fierce impact of the Army Black Hawk Helicopter, approaching the Ronal Dragan National Airport in Washington DC.
In the air tower communication in the event of a horror collision acquired by LIVEATC.NET, you can hear the aircraft calling the tower a few seconds after the CRJ700 Bonbaldijet, which carries 64 passengers and crew, is contacted. 。
“Tower, did you see it?” A Air Control Officer asked for a collision.
Later, another air control officer redirected all aircraft heading to the runway 33 of the Ronal Dragan Washington National Airport.
“Crash, crash, crash, this is an alert 3,” says one of the air traffic control officers in audio.
“I don't know what happened before, but there was a collision in the approach to 33,” another air traffic controller said. “We plan to close the operation for an indefinite future.”
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“Both helicopters and airplanes dropped crash on the river,” said the third airline controller.
“I was probably in the middle of the river. I just saw the fireball, and it was just gone. I haven't seen anything since they attacked the river, but it is CRJ and helicopter. , Hit.
The collision was caught by the webcam at John F. Keneda Center Fosa Performing Arts Center in Washington.
Earlier, I heard that another air traffic controller told me what had happened.
“Probably on the central river. I just saw the fireball, and that's gone,” said the Air Controller. Audio shared in X。
“I've never seen anything since they attacked the river, but the CRJ and helicopter hit. I think it's probably half a mile away from the approach to 33,” the controller is the Fire Fire Command. I mentioned in the call.
The spectator reported that a bright landing light was illuminated when a small light flew to a nearby airport. Before the two aircraft collided.
Since then, several witnesses have seen what had happened at the moment of shock.
With post wire
