Senator Micround is Thursday that dozens of passengers and the Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided in the air at Reagan National Airport near Washington DC, and there is a high possibility that two aircraft communication is accompanied by communication between two aircraft. I mentioned. morning.
The round of the Senate Intelligence Committee said to Fox & Friends First, “what we see now is what happens if there is a shortage or misunderstanding of communication.”
According to the round, the investigators looked at everything that occurred during flight, such as potential mechanical failures and avionic systems, but many of the discussions surrounded by collisions are aircraft communication and its. We believe that communication will focus on whether communication is accurate.
“I'm convinced that there is a second guess, but when everything is done and the dust settles, I think it's really good to talk about lack of communication between aircraft,” said the round.
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The cause of the collision remains unknown in a few hours after the accident. Hundreds of the first respondents conducted large -scale search and rescue operations for survivors in the extremely cold waters of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia. The surgery changed to recovery late on Thursday morning. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told Fox News, the national security advisor Michael Waltz has recovered.
According to the Federal Aviation Airport (FAA) (FAA), when the PSA airline Bombardy CRJ700 Regional Jet collided in the air with the Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, the collision occurred around 9:00 pm on the EST.
PSA is operated as an American Airlines 5342 flight and departed from Wichita, Kansas. American Airlines said that jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
The rescue staff will respond to the Potomac River near the Ronal Dragan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on Thursday, January 30, 2025. (AP photo/Julio Cortes)
Army officials said that three soldiers were riding a helicopter because the aircraft was flying on the training mission. The Army explained the helicopter as a UH-60 Black Hawk, based in Fort Berboa, Virginia.
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Dive teams and helicopters from the local law enforcement organizations searched for the site for survivors, so takeoff and landing from the airport were all stopped. The image shows the boat around the submerged wings and the one that looks like a broken debris on the airplane's torso.
The rescuer of the boat works at the CRASH drop between the helicopter near Reagan Airport and the passenger aircraft when the sun rises. (Kevin Ramarc/Reuters)
FAA said that Reagan Airport would resume at 11:00 am on Thursday.
According to the round, questions about safety around the airport begin to emerge, but it is important to take care of the family of two aircraft and the first responders.
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“This is a terrible tragedy,” he said. “Now, we are approaching those families and thinking about them. We are thinking about the first respondents who were there all night with the crew.”
AP communication has contributed to this report.
