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According to the latest report, the instructor pilot in charge who was flying the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the collision near Reagan National Airport had 1,000 flying hours -- which is considered “very experienced,” considering most flights are on average two hours in length.
The report said that the co-pilot, who is known as the pilot in command – was a female who had 500 hours flying experience. The report spoke about the pilot's experience and the deadly collision with Hal Kempfer, retired Marine intelligence officer.
The report also stated that 64 people were aboard the American Airlines flight inbound from Wichita, Kansas, which collided with an Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter just before it was set to touch down at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
The report added that authorities do not believe anyone survived. First responders have recovered the bodies of all three soldiers who were on board the helicopter when it collided with the plane.
The report also said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the identities of the soldiers are known but will not be released publicly until next of kin had been notified.
One viewer said: Why didn’t the air traffic controller give clear instructions for the helicopter to stop? Instead of just asking if the pilot sees the approaching jet, he should have directly ordered the helicopter to stop traveling south. If it continued, it would have entered the flight path of the American Airlines jet. The air traffic controller is the only one who can see both the jet and the military helicopter on the radar, so it was his responsibility to issue precise instructions. It’s strange that, despite noticing the helicopter getting too close to the jet, he didn’t simply command it to stop immediately to avoid a potential collision.
It seems the pilot was not in the right focus. May those fatalities rest in peace.This could have been avoided if not due to human error.
Watch the report via the YT link.
The report said that the co-pilot, who is known as the pilot in command – was a female who had 500 hours flying experience. The report spoke about the pilot's experience and the deadly collision with Hal Kempfer, retired Marine intelligence officer.
The report also stated that 64 people were aboard the American Airlines flight inbound from Wichita, Kansas, which collided with an Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter just before it was set to touch down at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.
The report added that authorities do not believe anyone survived. First responders have recovered the bodies of all three soldiers who were on board the helicopter when it collided with the plane.
The report also said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the identities of the soldiers are known but will not be released publicly until next of kin had been notified.
One viewer said: Why didn’t the air traffic controller give clear instructions for the helicopter to stop? Instead of just asking if the pilot sees the approaching jet, he should have directly ordered the helicopter to stop traveling south. If it continued, it would have entered the flight path of the American Airlines jet. The air traffic controller is the only one who can see both the jet and the military helicopter on the radar, so it was his responsibility to issue precise instructions. It’s strange that, despite noticing the helicopter getting too close to the jet, he didn’t simply command it to stop immediately to avoid a potential collision.
It seems the pilot was not in the right focus. May those fatalities rest in peace.This could have been avoided if not due to human error.
Watch the report via the YT link.
