An investigation of how an American airline plane carrying dozens of passengers and a helicopter from the Black Army Hook Domain At Reagan National Airport, near Washington, DC, it is possible that communication between the two planes, Senator Mike Roses, Rubia on Thursday morning.
“What we see now is what happens if you have a lack of communication or misunderstanding,” Rounds, who works on Senate Intelligence Committee, “Fox & Friends first,” he said.
Roonds said that investigators will look at everything that happened during the flight, including potential mechanical breakdowns and the failure of the soft system, but believes that many of the discussion surrounding the collision will focus on communication between the plane and whether this connection is accurate.
“I am sure that there will be some second guessy, but I think that when everything is done and dust is really good, it will talk about the lack of communication between the plane.”
the The reason for the collision remains unknown In the hours that followed the accident. Hundreds of the first respondents conducted a huge search and rescue operation for survivors in cold waters in the Botomac River in Arlington, Virginia. The operation turned into a recovery later on Thursday morning. Michael Waltz, National Security Adviser, told National Security Adviser Michael Walt in Fox News that more than 30 bodies have been recovered so far.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that the collision occurred at approximately 9 pm EST when the Psa Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional in the air with the Sikorsky H-60 ​​helicopter while following its approach to the runway 33 at Reagan National Airport.
Psa was working on a 5342 flight for American airlines, and left from Witchita, Kansas. US Airlines said the plane was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members.
Rescue workers respond to the scene of the Botomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The army official said that three soldiers were on board the helicopter, as the plane was flying a training mission. the army Described The helicopter as UH-60 Blackhawk, based in Fort Balfwar, Virginia.
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All takeoff and landing operations were stopped from the airport with diving and helicopters from law enforcement agencies throughout the region, on the site for the survivors. The photos showed boats around a partially immersed suite and what appears to be the wreckage of the fuselage.
Rescuers are working on boats, with the height of the sun, at the location of the accident between a helicopter and a passenger plane near Reagan Airport. (Kevin Lamark/Reuters)
The Federal Aviation Administration said that Reagan Airport will be reopened at 11 am on Thursday.
“It is important to take care of the families of those on board the plane and the first respondents.”
“This is a terrible tragedy,” he said. “At the present time, I think we are carrying these families close and thinking about them, and we are thinking about the crews as well as those the first respondents who were there all night.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
