Investigators DC Airline accidents to review communication between 2 aircraft: Senator
Investigation on how the American Airlines jet that carries dozens of passengers and military helicopter Black Hawk Clashed in the peace At the National Airport Reagan near Washington, DC, will probably include communication between two aircraft, Senator Mike Rounds, Rs.d. said on Thursday morning.
“What we are currently seeing is what happens if you have a lack of communication or misunderstanding,” Rounds, which serves on Senate Intelligence Committee, Said “Fox & friends first.”
Rounds said investigators would look at everything that happened during the flight, including potential mechanical breakdowns and aircraft failures, but believes that most of the collision discussion will focus on communication between the aircraft and whether that communication is correct.
“I’m sure there will be another guess, but I doubt that when everything is over, the dust calms down, the chances are really good to talk about the lack of communication between the aircraft,” Rounds said.
AND The cause of the collision remains unknown in hours after the accident. Hundreds of first respondents conducted a huge surgery for search and rescue for survivors in the cold waters of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia. The surgery turned into recovery later on Thursday morning. More than 30 bodies have been recovered so far, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told Fox News.
The collision happened around 9:00 pm when in the regional jet of PSA Airlines Bombardier Crj700 collided in Midair with Sikorsky H-60 helicopter, while he was on an approach to the runway 33 at the National Airport of Reagan, Federal Air Force (FAA) said.
The dog acted as a flight 5342 for American Airlines, and he started from Wichita, Kansas. American Airlines said the jet carried 60 passengers and four crew members.
Rescue workers respond to the scene on the Potomac River near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A military official said three soldiers were on board a helicopter while the aircraft flew a training mission. AND Army described Helicopter as UH-60 Blackhawk based in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
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All the landing and landing from the airport were stopped while diving teams and helicopters from the law agencies viewed the place of survivors across the region. The pictures showed boats around the partially flooded wing and what seemed to be a wreck of the airplane hull.
Rescuers on boats work, as the sun comes out, at the site of a collision between a helicopter and a passenger plane near the Reagan Airport. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Reagan Airport will reopen on Thursday at 11am, FAA said.
Rounds said that questions about the safety around the airport will begin to appear, it is important to take care of the families of those who are on board two aircraft and the first answers.
“This is a terrible tragedy,” he said. “Right now, I think we keep you close and think about them, we think about crews, as well as those first answers that have been there all night.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
