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Ten days after a passenger jet and Black Hawk helicopter collided on the river Potomic near Washington DC, after killing all 67 people on the board, investigators recovered most of the debris from the debris and to find it on Saturday. Work for what is left on the floor of the stream.
A routine training mission on January 29 included a military -packed helicopter and a US airline plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from Kansas’s Wikita. The collision sent the two aircraft into the bottom of the water.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, on Saturday morning, the national maritime and environmental administration was assigned to scan the bottom of the Potomic to identify anything that could be identified.
The confrontation is the most deadly among the recent deadly aviation destroyers across the country. A few days later, seven people were killed and more than 20 were injured in a deadly crash of Medican jet in Philadelphia. On Thursday, a small plane carrying 10 people in Alaska went missing and crashed between the seas on Friday.
What to know about the investigation into the devastation of deadly aviation for more than two decades here.
Where the investigation stands
A preliminary report on the accident of the National Transportation Safety Board is expected in late February. NTSB officials have said very little about the cause of the accident when investigations are underway.
NTSB investigators have interviewed five people working in the control tower at the time of the collision, collecting data from black boxes exported from aircraft, recovering and receiving flights, and resulting in crash I have begun to work together a timeline of events. , Compatible with flight data and communication.
The NTSB said that the debris from both aircraft would be kept in a DCA hangar, which would be inspected by inspectors. They will test the cockpit switch positions and tool reading. NTSB said further helicopter inspection will help determine the details under national scrutiny as it is flying at its height.
Investigators scan under the river on Saturday
To help identify additional items to remove the divers from the potomic, Noaa was ready to fly the low -height topped leather flight overnight, officials said. This technology uses a green laser to scan the floor and make investigators a map of it.
The NTSB said the scan was scheduled from 2 to 5pm on Saturday. Passer will be able to see the Green Laser, which is safe to see, but local Police said Direct contact with the eyes should be avoided.
Officials said that the crew eliminated all the “major components” all the “major components” of both the helicopters and the aircraft earlier this week, but some parts were still reckoned. – On Thursday, the NTSB said it included the right engine and the tail rotor.
Partnership: Christopher Canning, Chris Canning and Minor Irshad, Today America. Reuters
