Harrowing audio captures air traffic controller's reaction to American Airlines plane colliding with helicopter
Audio from the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC documents air traffic control's reaction to the collision.
Audio and video reveal moments before American Airlines Flight 5342 and Army helicopter collided
Audio and video from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter over the Potomac revealed some clues about the aircrafts’ last moments.
Air traffic audio from American Airlines crash with military helicopter: 'Did you see that?’
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American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A D.C. fire official said Thursday that “we don't think there are any survivors from this accident" and "we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation.
Moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane and US Army helicopter crash in Washington DC
A gasp can be heard on air traffic control audio as an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided in Washington DC on Wednesday, 29 January. American Eagle flight 5342 – carrying 64 people – and the military Black Hawk helicopter – carrying three people – crashed at approximately 8:53 p.
American Airlines plane crash audio captures final moments before incident
Hundreds of responders are working to find people from both wreckages following the crash with at least 18 bodies having been recovered from the Potomac River already.
Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.
It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before.
Timeline of air traffic controllers issuing warnings before American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collision in DC
The plane, which took off from Wichita, Kan., with 64 people on board, was landing at Reagan National – traveling north toward Runway 33.
Video shows American Airlines passenger jet, Black Hawk helicopter crash over DC
Video recorded by bystanders shows the harrowing moment when the 2 aircraft crashed into one another, causing an explosion over the nation's capital.
Air Traffic Controller Asked Black Hawk Helicopter If It Had American Airlines Jet 'in Sight' Seconds Before Crash: Report
An air traffic controller asked the Black Hawk helicopter via radio if it had the regional American Airlines jet in its sight 30 seconds before the Wednesday, Jan. 29 crash.
How air safety failures and last-minute mistakes set American Airlines jet, Black Hawk chopper on deadly DC collision course
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No Survivors After Midair Collision Of American Airlines CRJ, Army Black Hawk
An NTSB-led investigation is in full swing to identify factors that led to the Jan. 29 midair collision between an American ...