DC plane crash was recovered from the Potomic River
Authorities have begun pulling airplanes from Potomak River, killing 67 in DC
Arlington, Wow. The crew was working to eliminate the rubble of a commercial jet and military helicopter from the Potomac river on Wednesday, killing all 67 people aboard two planes after a weekly mid -mid -crash.
National Transportation Safety Board officials said in A Tuesday afternoon updates That all the bodies have been recovered from the river, as well as the bombardar Crj700 aircraft is mostly. The rest of the aircraft and the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter will be evacuated and the nearby Ronald Reagan Washington will be brought to the hanger 7 to the national airport to test as part of the collision investigation.
NTSB said the air traffic control tower display shows that Black Hawk is flying around 300 300 feet at the time of the collision. It will exceed 200 feet of maximum height assigned to the flight route.
The Federal Aviation Administration has restricted helicopter flights around the airport and closed the runway 33, the runway American Eagle Flight 5342 collided on January 29 when it was approaching for landing.
The main approach to the main runway of the airport provides jets with hundreds of foot clearance on helicopter corridors, but the runway 33 is not so accessible, Washington Post Notified. Referring to the FAA documents, the Route 4 helicopter can carry jets from the point of view of the runway 33 within 15 feet of the upper part of the corridor.
The Scott Dinham, who has worked as the National Transportation Safety Board investigator and air traffic control instructor, told the post, the helicopter route and the landing route for the runway almost Almost at the same place. The planes were “in one place”. “You have to move one of them.”
In recent years, there have been numerous clashes and other close calls across the country that have been concerned with experts and officials. Former airline executive officer and current president of RW Man & Company Consulting, Robert W.man Junior, told USA Today that the increase in air travel demands has kept more aircraft and helicopters in the sky.
“It creates more dense and complex control environments, especially close to major centers, but also on the way, and only more challenges, and only more challenges,” said Mann. What are the real tragedies in the increasing number of invaders, runway attacks, taxi visits, land loss on earth, and in some cases, in some cases. Read more here.
– – Zach Wicker and Nathan Deller
Brian Ellis and his colleagues won the Georgia State High School Football Championship in 1987. Until the end of his senior year in 1988, he was his initial quarterback.
He was paid tribute this week by the Public School District in his hometown in Clayton County, Georgia, “It was an early sign of his leadership and team values.” These qualities will follow it via a football career at the US Naval Academy, about 222 years as an officer in the US Marine Corps, and remained in sustainable friendship until they last week Washington, DC 66 others were not killed in the accident. .
The 53 -year -old Alice served as a helicopter pilot and instructor for 12 years of his maritime career, including overseas stunts. For his friends, it was difficult to handle his death in the Army helicopter collision. Read more here.
– – Dinah Vols Pulor
