Disaster American Airlines Flight Collides With Blackhawk Helicopter Over DC - Several videos shared online showed footage of the collision and the aftermath of the crash.

An American Airlines passenger plane crashed into the Potomac River after colliding midair with a black hawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C., the Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday (January 29) via CNN.

Several videos shared online showed footage of the collision and the aftermath of the crash.



BREAKING: American Airlines Flight 5342 has collided with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The military aircraft, identified as PAT25, is believed to be a Priority Air Transport mission, typically designated for VIP transport operations.



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Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0 said:
Imagine your plane is just cruising in for a normal landing, and then...BAM! Out of nowhere. You'd never expect it. For most death would have been instantaneous in that fireball...for the rest, plunging into the icy water, it would gave been milliseconds of sheer terror. Shocked anyone survived at all.
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Don't most plane crashes happen during takeoff or landing?
 
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Lian Xing said:
What are you supposed to do with a “TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC” callout when you are circling to land and you are seconds from touchdown?

ATC cleared the MILOPS pilot to pass behind the CRJ. This is a case of a military jock not respecting the RNAV approach paths at DCA.
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Traffic, traffic is a resolution advisory, RA, which is inhibited. A traffic alert (TA) is just an amber target on the MFD and is not inhibited.

They were doing the ILS 1 circle 33, so there is no approach path. A circle is a vfr maneuver, but it is standard for PSA to accept the circle 33 to save time. It's a shorter runway so the big boys don't accept it. There would not have been any way for the CRJ to see them since they were turning away from the helo.

You're right though the heli was the fucker in this situation
 
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Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0 said:
I fly a fair amount, and to and fro DC sometimes, and that is fucking horrifying. Imagine your plane is just cruising in for a normal landing, and then...BAM! Out of nowhere. You'd never expect it. For most death would have been instantaneous in that fireball...for the rest, plunging into the icy water, it would gave been milliseconds of sheer terror. Shocked anyone survived at all.
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No need to imagine. There's a vid recorded from inside a plane by a jeet when it crashes that shows exactly what it looks like.

 
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Dog-O-Tron 5000v5.0 said:
Betting it was a DEI helicopter Army pilot who had shitty ratings they let fly anyway.
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I dunno this was a VIP chopper after all and the brass tend to look out for themselves and their bosses.

So chances are this was not a DIE hire flying VIP's around as I'd say anyone rating high enough for a private chopper ride to and from DC would understand DIE and make sure they had a proper pilot and not some chimp darkie who was passed up the line due to skin color or other stupid ass shit.

Remember DIE is for the plebs, you won't find much of it in places where it could actually hurt the elites.

My vote is for some suicide type, we've seen a large increase in pilots using their aircraft to do the hari-kari thing lately.
 
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