Perhaps someone in the area can confirm what this looks like to me but in the video I see a plane with landing lights flying low on final approach. Some some small craft hits it heading across it's flight path which appears to be way outside the normal N/S flight corridor at that altitude.
DCA is a tricky airport. There’s so much activity and it’s a narrow approach. We (family) fly in and out of there often so we try not to think about that.
Hopefully, people will be rescued and are okay.
Years ago there was the 14h St Bridge crash on January 13, 1982.
The video clearly shows the helicopter heading straight for that RJ7 as it’s on approach w/landimg lights on. No evasive manoeuvres by the helicopter pilot whatsoever. I’ve lived 5 miles from DCA for close to 25 years. I’m sorry, but this is suspicious as hell.
That's the airport with the weird vehicles that run you between the outer terminals and the main airport building right? I've been to so many airports I can't keep them straight.
This was no collision. The video tape clearly shows the helicopter flying straight for the plane as it was on approach to DCA. No evasive manoeuvres by helicopter pilot.
Oh I wish it was trumps carcass polluting the Potomac, not innocent souls killed by his dismantling of the FAA safety committee, the chaos he and his metastases instigated
Trump gutted key aviation safety advisory committee. He also fired the head of TSA and Homeland security as well and Coast Guard. Of course in typical fashion he never accepts responsibility when he is the cause. He is a terrible leader. Always has been.
Can you believe the moron in the Whitehouse had the gall to politicize such a tragic event when he according to Breaking news: Trump, without citing evidence, blames plane crash on D.E.I. and Democrats. What a pathetically corrupt, narcissistic sociopath!
“BREAKING: Less than a week after Trump froze hiring air traffic controllers and fired the TSA and Coast Guard chiefs, a passenger jet and helicopter collide into the Potomac in the worst US aircraft disaster since 9/11.”
There. Fixed it for you.
Wonder how that controller spent his or her day. Bc the federal workers I know weren’t focused on their job today!!! This is what happens when you f with federal workers!
I was flying today from west coast to Midwest. Pilot warned we might experience some delays because of “heavy air traffic” and “a shortage of FAA employees today” Honest to god this accident is a direct result of DJT’s purposeful destruction of federal government. Investigate this!
I think your a good reporter I’m in England and I seen many news anchors but most seem not quite real but with you your different and the dude who just quit CNN I think two trusted people
This might be late with all the reporting, but this is a tradegy for MANY not just the Ballet team. Report on everyone. News is only covering the Ballet team.
This happened because of Hegseth and Trump. Hang this around their necks. They’re gonna try to blame ‘DEI’ - we cannot let them. This isn’t politics - this is accountability and our survival as a nation.
BEWARE OF TRUMP AND HIS THUGS USING THIS TRAGEDY as a SMOKESCREEN to implement more of their Evil Agenda while the Eyes of the World are focussed on the Potomac Tragedy.
Trump and his Thugs are Sociopaths, they don't give a damn about Human Tragedy.
Trump will still be destroying the USA
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years.
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Hopefully, people will be rescued and are okay.
Years ago there was the 14h St Bridge crash on January 13, 1982.
So sorry you were there for that (14th St) - I wasn’t, but my husband was and I’m haunted by what he told me - he was a young teen, but remembers
Just such sad news this evening
https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c#
There. Fixed it for you.
Hang this around his neck! Do not let him deny, deflect, attack or reverse!
This never happened when Biden was president.
Seriously, though, everyone flies on those regional AA jets. So many of us have landed at DCA.
Trump and his Thugs are Sociopaths, they don't give a damn about Human Tragedy.
Trump will still be destroying the USA
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years.
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