HC/Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is now an active rescue operation underway at the Potomac River in Washington D.C. after a passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter while trying to land. CBS News&#39; <a href="https://twitter.com/krisvancleave?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@krisvancleave</a> reports that this is the first commercial… <a href="https://t.co/wBodTGwqZH">pic.twitter.com/wBodTGwqZH</a></p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1884805740248080530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Prayers. Watching this and just not understanding how this happened.

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun77

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is now an active rescue operation underway at the Potomac River in Washington D.C. after a passenger plane operated by American Airlines collided midair with a Black Hawk helicopter while trying to land. CBS News' <a href="https://twitter.com/krisvancleave?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@krisvancleave</a> reports that this is the first commercial… <a href="https://t.co/wBodTGwqZH">pic.twitter.com/wBodTGwqZH</a></p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1884805740248080530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Prayers. Watching this and just not understanding how this happened.

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...Looked like the hillo came all the way from left to right and ramed the plane…..had to see this many times….know absolutely nothing but just don’t understand what I THINK I saw!

Go here for ATC reconstruction

https://youtu.be/r90Xw3tQC0I?si=vxWV21t8avn9gws-

Go here for analysis by Juan brown current 777 pilot for major airline and was military pilot. Great explanation of the event

https://youtu.be/ouDAnO8eMf8?si=m4n7S71MkogwmEep

It is going to get worse.
'WH fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee'

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Originally Posted by Big Tyme

It is going to get worse.
'WH fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee'

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You do realize that the "Head's" of these agencies are just politicians that mostly send emails and guide the agency. Plus, none of these changes go into effect immediately so those firings have nothing to do with this incident.

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Originally Posted by cjr3888

You do realize that the "Head's" of these agencies are just politicians that mostly send emails and guide the agency. Plus, none of these changes go into effect immediately so those firings have nothing to do with this incident.

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Big Tyme is a big time Dumbocrat. Nothing to see here.

'aviation safety advisory committee'
AVIATION SAFETY

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Originally Posted by Big Tyme

'aviation safety advisory committee'
AVIATION SAFETY

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You are an idiot

Will be curious to get AirBill and Cajun4Life thoughts.

Helicopter was a UH-60 Blackhawk based in either Ft. Belvoir or Langley, both in Fairfax County, VA. Belvoir is home to Military Intelligence and Security; Langley/McLean is home to the CIA and NSA [though NSA is said to no longer exist]. When I indirectly worked for them we called it "No Such Agency". MIS and the Company make regular flights along that route.

Reports are that the only people in board the 'Hawk' were 2 pilots and a crew chief. No one survived.

A detailed step by step analysis by another experienced pilot

https://youtu.be/hfgllf1L9_4?si=pWRTCyOUMXkUSeUF

Total of only 19 certified Air traffic controlers at KDCA. They work 6 10 hour days.

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Originally Posted by HelmutVII

A detailed step by step analysis by another experienced pilot

https://youtu.be/hfgllf1L9_4?si=pWRTCyOUMXkUSeUF

Total of only 19 certified Air traffic controlers at KDCA. They work 6 10 hour days.

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Excellent breakdown and makes total sense. I have read elsewhere about the difficulty of identifying traffic at a busy airport and a lot up city at night. Reagan seems tricky to fly into anyway with all of the restricted airspace in the area.