Investigation Unveils New Information About the January D.C. Plane Collision

Investigation unveils new information about the January D.C. plane collision

American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. Six months later, the National Transportation Safety Board began its hearings on the collision to understand how it happened. On the evening of Jan. 29, American Airlines Flight 5342 was en route to land on runway 15/33 at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). At the…

New Audio Reveals Black Hawk Pilots Tried Changing Course Seconds Before Collision With American Airlines Flight 5342 Over Potomac River - uInterview

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a new transcript from the cockpit of the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines jet on January 29. The audio reveals that the pilots, who were flying over the Potomac River, were attempting to turn away from the commercial jet’s course seconds before the collision. The audio was revealed during a three-day hearing to discuss the facts around the collision.  “Al…