The fire officer said that there are no survivors in a midar collision between the US Army BlackHock helicopter and a passenger jet at Washington DC. Twenty -eight bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River.
Washington Fire chief John Donley said at a news conference at Reagan National Airport outside the US capital, “We don’t believe this point that anyone is left.” “Now we are at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to recovery operation.”
Mr. Donli said that 300 were earlier involved in the respondent operation – most of it was held in the darkness of the pitch.
He said, “These respondents found extremely frightening conditions, they got heavy air, they got snow on water, and they operated throughout the night,” he said.
There was no details on the cause of the accident, the transport authorities stated that the two aircraft were on standard flight patterns at a clear night with good visibility.
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The Bombardier aircraft operated by an American Airlines subsidiary, with four crews on 60 passengers and boards, was approaching Reagan National Airport locally after flying from Wichita, Kansas, when the collision occurred.
Air traffic controllers warned the US Army helicopter that it was to hit a passenger jet, in which the audio was captured by the deadly accident in audio gases from those in the control room.
“Pat 2-5 Do you have CRJ in sight?” A controller asked, using a call sign for a black hawk helicopter, asking if it could see the airplane.
“Pat 2-5, pass behind the CRJ,” the controller requested.
Gusps can be heard later in moments, with a voice “Tower, have you seen?”
Another air traffic controller said after the accident, “I only saw a fire ball and then it had gone. Was.”
Pilot and aviation experts, Kyle Bailey, Kyle Bailey, Land were approved, the airplane would have found the way.
While the other officials insisted that they were waiting for the investigation – President Donald Trump took an important step on the incident on social media.
President Trump wrote, “The airplane was on an ideal and regular line to the airport. The helicopter was going directly on the airplane for an extended period. Had written Their true social platform.
“Why the helicopter did not go up or down, or turned. The control tower did not tell the helicopter whether instead of asking if they have seen the aircraft. This is a bad situation that seems to be that it should be stopped Was not good !!! “
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom expressed “Deep Sorro”, while Cancer’s American senator Roger Marshal called the collision “no less than a nightmare”.
With input from AFP
