BBC News, Washington
The black commercial flight boxes, which collided with a military helicopter in Washington DC, are as questions that take staff and other close calls at the airport where the aircraft landed.
Usually, two people manage the control of the air traffic for helicopters and planes flying in the area – one of the most controlled air spaces in the world – but only one person was on duty at Regan Washington Airport on Wednesday during the crash, according to Ragan on duty Washington Wednesday during the crash, according to sources cited by BBC News CBS News US partner.
Officials said they were still investigating the cause of the incident suspected of killing all 67 people on board the two aircraft.
The National Transport Safety Council (NTSB) said a preliminary report for 30 days would be issued.
Flight data records and the voice recorder of the cockpit, known as the black boxes, can help to offer clues to investigators for What can go wrong in the flightS
The boxes will be transported to the NTSB laboratory near the site of the crash and will be analyzed, according to CBS.
Air traffic control control numbers, first reported by the New York Times, are marked as “not normal”, according to a preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The divers spent the bigger part of Thursday, swimming through the icy waters of the Potomak River, looking for the other bodies of the victims.
The search was stopped on Thursday night due to dangerous conditions.
There were 64 passengers aboard the American Airlines flight, which was confronted with a Black Hawk army helicopter, which was on a training mission. Three soldiers were aboard.
No one suspects that there is survivingS
Ghetto imagesDC Fire and EMS chief John Donelli said earlier on Thursday that the teams have restored 27 bodies from the aircraft and one from the helicopter so far.
At a briefing of the White House on Thursday, President Donald Trump began with a moment of silence and prayer for the victims.
He said that “we can just start imagining the agony that you all feel,” adding “our hearts, our broken past yours.”
Trump then speculates Regarding the cause of the collision, pointing without proof that maybe the lower standards of hiring air traffic controllers in the federal aviation administration during previous administrations managed by Democrats may be a factor.
Later, on Thursday, he signed a memorandum for termination of practices of diversity, justice and inclusion (DEI) in the aviation sector. In general, Dei's policies are designed to make people of different origin-influential socio-economic class, race, gender and physical abilities-to feel supported, welcomed and safe.
Trump also signed an executive order for the appointment of a new FAA leader.
The fatal incident happened around 9:00 pm local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday when the PSA Airlines aircraft operating as American Airlines 5342 was confronted with the US Army Air helicopter as it approaches the National Airport. Ronald Reagan Washington.
Both aircraft headed for the Potomak River. The passenger plane invaded many pieces and sank a few feet into the water as the helicopter found himself upside down into the river.
The aircraft, the CRJ700 bomb, left with Witche, Kansas, and wore dozens of passengersIncluding a pair of 16-year-old skaters, their mothers and two Russian coaches.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted in Russia, saying: “There were other fellow citizens on board. This is bad news today from Washington.
“We regret and send our condolences to families and friends.”
The helicopter was a Sikor H-60, who flew from Fort Belvoire in Virginia with three soldiers on board and belonged to B Company, the 12th aviation battalion.
Speaking on Wednesday night, the recently installed Secretary of Defense Pete Heget said: “This is a tragedy, a terrible loss of life for these 64 people of this civilian aviolin and, of course, the three soldiers in this Black Hawk (helicopter).”