DCA - American Airlines passenger plane collides with Blackhawk over the Potomac River, all 67 on both dead, 29 Jan 2025

[steeltowngirl]

Good. Call them out. That was disgusting

CNN is still airing the clip. I wish they’d pull it off the air.

jmo

 

[DS2021]

Good. Call them out. That was disgusting

And cnn just played it for their massive audience

 

[DS2021]

Presser in 20

 

[ChatteringBirds]

NO, please don't say there were a bunch of teenagers/kids on that plane. This is horrifying.

Does it seem like the helicopter didn't see the plane until the last moments, when both were heading in to the same spot simultaneously? I can't bare to watch the video.

It is hard to understand why these kinds of close calls/accidents occur. Is there really not more that could be done to prevent this?

 

[DS2021]

can't bare to watch the video.

Its not particularly graphic. Its low quality and filmed from a ways away

 

[DS2021]

Presser in 20

Startinf now

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Its not particularly graphic. Its low quality and filmed from a ways away

Okay, thanks. That's good to know.

 

[MollyHarps]

I wish the media in these cases would stop trying to get one up on each other -

Do they not realise the sense of hope they’d have given the families by reporting early on that there were survivors?? I find it disgusting.

My prayers go out to those family members waiting for news. My heart breaks for you all

 

[Soulmagent]

Its not particularly graphic. Its low quality and filmed from a ways away

It was fast ,

 

[WiseOwl]

Since the Blackhawk acknowledged visualizing the CRJ to air traffic control, the responsibility of avoidance would be on the Blackhawk. Which is why I suspect that maybe the Blackhawk was visualizing a different aircraft that they thought was the CRJ aircraft control was referring to. JMO

In the video clip where the two aircraft collide, you can clearly see another aircraft flying not far above. I wonder if the Blackhawk pilot got confused as to which aircraft the air traffic control was referring to?

 

[DS2021]

Theres not believed to be any survivors, this is a recovery mission per presser on cnn

 

[snarast]

In the video clip where the two aircraft collide, you can clearly see another aircraft flying not far above. I wonder if the Blackhawk pilot got confused as to which aircraft the air traffic control was referring to?

Quite likely. Plus anyone can get a sudden onset of fever and become really confused. Just speculating, of course.

 

[iamshadow21]

Plane was found inverted, in three sections, in waist deep water.

Washington DC officials hold briefing as dozens feared dead after passenger jet collides with military helicopter – live

 

[IceIce9]

The other thread title is “small plane” which is probably why a search didn’t find it.

Is there already a thread for this? I tried to look for it before I posted a new one, sorry

 

[sds71]

@stevechenevey

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom "We don't know why the military aircraft came into the flight path of the commercial aircraft"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1884946003091997176

 

[DS2021]

Theres not believed to be any survivors, this is a recovery mission per presser on cnn

Live updates: Officials say 'no survivors' after plane crash near Washington, DC

Authorities were searching for survivors after a plane with 64 people aboard crashed into an Army helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport.

www.usatoday.com

 

[IceIce9]

In the video clip where the two aircraft collide, you can clearly see another aircraft flying not far above. I wonder if the Blackhawk pilot got confused as to which aircraft the air traffic control was referring to?

That is my thought as well.

Air traffic control uses different frequencies to communicate with commercial aircraft and military aircraft so the CRJ would not have heard the exchange between the Blackhawk and ATC.

 

[DS2021]

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25/index.html

 

[Soulmagent]

That is my thought as well.

Air traffic control uses different frequencies to communicate with commercial aircraft and military aircraft so the CRJ would not have heard the exchange between the Blackhawk and ATC.

This piece of information may come into play later. WiseOwl's post is a tiny bit revealing.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

That poor ATC too. Assuming he did what he was supposed to do, but even if he made a mistake ... Imagine what he is going through and will be facing now.