(Editors Note: The image contains graphic content) In this leaflet of the Coast Guard Guard, he examines the wreck of aircraft on the Potomac River on January 30, 2025 in Washington.
Small officer 1. Brandon Giles class US Coast Guard Material Getty images
Like the Army Black Hawk helicopter, the American Airlines jet collided with the jet Deadly Crash On Wednesday evening on the Potomac River is still unknown, but there are questions, including the helicopter helicopter.
Investigators are still drawing evidence from Potomac and look at everything from newly pulled out flight data and information about voice recorders. All 64 people American Airlines LOT 5342 and three on board the helicopter were killed in Failure collision Near Washington, the National Airport Reagan in DC, meaning the most deadly air disaster in the USA since 2001.
Bombardier CRJ-700 PSA Airlines flew for about 300 feet at the last approach to the Reagan National 33 runway shortly before 21:00 ET on Wednesday, when he collided with the Black Hawk helicopter.
Emergency staff work near the disaster's place, with the US Capitol in the background, after American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with the Black Hawk helicopter, approaching the national airport Ronald Reagan Washington and crashed in the Potomac River, in the USA on 30 January 2025 .
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth said that the helicopter was on the annual flight of proficiency training.
Pursuant to the provisions on aviation administration, helicopters, which regularly pass through Washington and around it, between military bases, Pentagon and other locations, must fly in an area near the airport for a maximum of 200 feet.
“In DC it is a kind of unique environment,” said Todd Inman, a member of the Transport Security Council, on the briefing on Thursday afternoon. He noticed that in Washington there are helicopter zones or songs. “He moved from the track from the first to four as part of their normal procedure. If you live in DC, you see many helicopters in this area. So there is a very well defined system. “
On Friday, FAA has released new air restrictions on helicopters around Washington, DC, Area and Reagan National Airport, with some exceptions regarding medical evacuation and law enforcement agencies, said NBC News.
The air space between some bridges or zone 1 is currently not active. In nearby zone 4 helicopters can only fly south of the Woodrow Wilson bridge.
NTSB is investigating a collision that ended in a fireball. The agency said that it is still gathering information and that it is too early to draw conclusions.
“It's not that we don't have information. We have information, “said Jennifer Homenda, chairwoman of NTSB. “We have significant amounts of information. We need to verify the information. We need to spend time to make sure it is accurate. “
NTSB recovered data on a flight and cockpit from a passenger jet. The agency said that the boxes were taken to NTSB laboratories to evaluate.
President Donald Trump wrote on Friday Social truth That the helicopter “flew too high, was much above the 200 -foot limit. This is not too complicated to understand, right ??? “
HegeSeth made a similar statement at the briefing at the White House on Thursday.
“Tragically, he made a mistake last night,” he said. “There was a problem with the height, which we immediately started investigating the level of DOD and the army.”