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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[Larry David's Opera Cape]

They need time to scrub her social media I bet.

This is definitely part of it. She had some kind of profile that revealed her to be an embarrassment or inconvenience to someone with enough power to be able to try and make it go away. A lot of worthless tools are still knocking around the FBI, until the new director can clean house.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Planes don't fall out of the sky into crowded cities everyday, just sayin'.

In my experience about 3-4 times a month. Mainly small GA planes. Granted my time as a responder was mainly in the New York Metro area where we had a much larger population of arrogant and stupid Cardiologists and Dermatologists than is the norm. I wish I was joking about this. But we had a fun game of wherever possible documenting the pilot of the crashed planes "specialty" in the paperwork. Cardiologist was the top choice. Followed by Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon and Orthodontist.

 

[Mikoyan]

In my experience about 3-4 times a month. Mainly small GA planes. Granted my time as a responder was mainly in the New York Metro area where we had a much larger population of arrogant and stupid Cardiologists and Dermatologists than is the norm. I wish I was joking about this. But we had a fun game of wherever possible documenting the pilot of the crashed planes "specialty" in the paperwork. Cardiologist was the top choice. Followed by Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon and Orthodontist.

And in NYC, a pitcher once.

 

[Temu Glock Switch]

If they're going to dick people around and not give the pilot's name, how long does it take for a FOIA to get the pilots name? This is absolute bullshit and they're covering for something or someone. I don't care what the family wants, this is a matter of public record.

I think there are concerns that the family of the soldier will be at best harassed at home by the media, or at worst, violently retaliated against by someone who lost a loved one on the passenger jet. Perhaps the Army is giving them 24 hours to get to a location where they can wait out the news cycle in relative peace.

 

[TowinKarz]

In my experience about 3-4 times a month. Mainly small GA planes. Granted my time as a responder was mainly in the New York Metro area where we had a much larger population of arrogant and stupid Cardiologists and Dermatologists than is the norm. I wish I was joking about this. But we had a fun game of wherever possible documenting the pilot of the crashed planes "specialty" in the paperwork. Cardiologist was the top choice. Followed by Dermatologist or Plastic Surgeon and Orthodontist.

There's a reason the Beechcraft Bonanza was called the "Fork-Tailed Doctor-Killer" when it came out....

Dad was part of a club of a half-dozen guys who pitched in to all keep a Cessna 172 at the local airport in the 70's..... the number of doctors-to-car salesmen he saw kill themselves by knowingly flying into IFR conditions without IFR certs was enough to count on a hand.

Some things never change.

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

This is definitely part of it. She had some kind of profile that revealed her to be an embarrassment or inconvenience to someone with enough power to be able to try and make it go away. A lot of worthless tools are still knocking around the FBI, until the new director can clean house.

I'm thinking she's a member of an "affinity group" and her FB was pics of her doing affinity group shit. The crash itself is high profile enough for those trauma scene cleanup "Iowans with better food" crew whatever they're called to take care of things without pilot chick needing any connections to anything more fucked up than dei.


With the horrifying FB pics and vids gone they could try and spin it her being at least as good as a white chick.

Also Trump needs to get rid of that dept. I wonder if anyone close to him even knows about it, what they do. They're for sure some worthless tools.

 

[clipartfan92]

Here's the official release from the Army today:

The Department of Army identifies two of three Army Soldiers involved in Helicopter Crash
U.S. Army (archive.ph)
By U.S. Army Public Affairs
2025-01-31 14:38:02GMT

Spoiler

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

WASHINGTON — A United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed at approximately 9 p.m. while performing a training mission near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 29. There was a three-person crew on board the helicopter. The UH-60 helicopter from the 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided in midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet Flight 5342 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The FAA, NTSB and the United States Army are investigating. The NTSB will lead the investigation. We are working with local officials and will provide any additional information once it becomes available.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, is believed to be deceased pending positive identification.

The remains of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, have not yet been recovered, therefore is duty status-whereabouts unknown (DUSTWUN).

At the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time. That pilot is also DUSTWUN.

“Our deepest condolences go out to all the families and friends impacted during this tragedy, and we will support them through this difficult time. Our top priority is to assist in the recovery efforts, while fully cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other investigative agencies to determine the cause of this tragic incident,” said Maj. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp, commander Joint Task Force – National Capital Region/ U.S. Army Military District of Washington.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eaves, served in the U.S. Navy from August 2007 to September 2017, then transitioned to a UH-60 pilot for the regular Army from September 2017 to present day. His awards include Army Commendation Medal x3, Navy Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal x3, Navy “E” Ribbon x2, Navy Good Conduct Medal x3, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon and Army Aviator Badge.

Staff Sgt. O’Hara served as a UH-60 helicopter repairer (15T) in the regular Army from July 2014 to present day. He successfully deployed to Afghanistan from March 2017 to August 2017. His awards include Army Commendation Medal w/C Device, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal x4, Army Good Conduct Medal x3, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Aviation Badge and Senior Aviation Badge.

For more information regarding Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eaves and Staff Sgt. O’Hara, members of the media may contact the Military District of Washington Public Affairs Office at usarmy.mcnair.mdw.mbx.mediadesk-omb@army.mil.

 

[Eventide]

This is definitely part of it. She had some kind of profile that revealed her to be an embarrassment or inconvenience to someone with enough power to be able to try and make it go away. A lot of worthless tools are still knocking around the FBI, until the new director can clean house.

My first thought was she was a Muslim woman. & I think they don't want Fox News/Conservatives jumping on the "it was a terrorism" bandwagon. I do think it was weird that the FBI immediately came out right away and said that the crash wasn't terrorism, before the black boxes were retrieved/the fuselage was even analyzed.

Note: not saying it was terrorism, just that, TPTB don't want people to know it was a DEI muzzie 'cause a towelhead causing a catastrophic plane crash won't look all that good/might cause a panic.

 

[behindyourightnow]

On the subject of planes and DEI, this story was linked on Twitter about a crash in 2019:

Next, the NTSB interviewed the check airmen who had trained First Officer Aska at his previous employer, Mesa Airlines. According to three instructors at that airline, Aska had no trouble with rote tasks; however, they confirmed that when faced with an unexpected event, he would start pressing random buttons in order to feel like he was doing something. His ability to fly the plane manually was weak, but he wasn’t any better with the automation, because he struggled to use the flight management computer.

In its report, the NTSB effectively stated that Conrad Jules Aska was not smart enough to be a pilot. He lacked creativity and had little ability to keep track of rapidly developing situations. That very same limitation stifled his ability to recognize that he lacked the skill to fly airplanes safely. Atlas Air had a state-of-the-art upset recovery training program replete with strategies to maintain situational awareness and react to sudden changes in aircraft state, but it was all wasted on him. Someone should have told him to get a different job; if they had, the world would be a happier place—three men, including Aska, would still be alive. He didn’t deserve to die, but as long as he kept flying airplanes, it was all but inevitable that he would. In fact, investigators were amazed that he didn’t crash sooner, given his complete inability to react to unexpected events.

Luckily he only crashed a cargo plane. Killed two other people though.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

On the subject of planes and DEI, this story was linked on Twitter about a crash in 2019:





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Luckily he only crashed a cargo plane. Killed two other people though.

He didn’t deserve to die

Of course he did because he was a fucking retard. The two other people didn't deserve it.

 

[Seething Troon Collector]

For instance, an instrument rated pilot can let a non instrument pilot in the right seat fly in instrument weather conditions and the pilot flying can log PIC and the instrument pilot will be acting PIC and can log(if they're not an instuctor) ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I mean it's good that the system is set up this way though, especially when it comes to getting an instrument rating. Sure, you can legally get an instrument rating without ever encountering IMC, but are you truly prepared to do all of it on your own with zero experience in actual IMC. I'd say no.

You can do it, but most bugsmashers tool around the more rural and open areas.

Why do it when you don't need the facilities that major airports offer, you get raked over the coals in landing fees and fuel costs, and feel very out of place operating around airplanes that are much bigger than you. Regional airports and uncontrolled airports are so plentiful that it's just a better option and with modern IFR capable GPS units in the panels of most GA airplanes and the ability to fly RNAV approaches, you can find an airport to get in at even when the weather is bad if it's big enough.

the number of doctors-to-car salesmen he saw kill themselves by knowingly flying into IFR conditions without IFR certs was enough to count on a hand.

It looks so innocuous and non-threatening when you think about it. It's a cloud, just kind of floating there. Then all of the sudden you're in it, getting tossed around and have no idea what way is up or down because your senses start to lie to you and often you don't figure it out until it's too late.

 

[Gef Mongoose]

I found this link when I came across someone on Twitter asking the U.S. Army page about the identification of the woman pilot. It looks like something created with GeoCities, but they still update the page regularly.

http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html

From my experience, military battalions/brigades aren’t super confidential regarding promotions for captains and such. Especially on social media pages.
It’s not really a lot of new information. But might be something for someone more autistic to narrow down.

 

[GlupShitto]

I talked about this a while ago, but these back to back failures have convinced me that we need to privatize ATCs. If the actually airline industry were in control, they'd put effort into making sure nobody dies because it impacts profits.

 

[TowinKarz]

It looks like something created with GeoCities,

At first I laughed cuz' you're right.

Then I cried when I realized I'm old enough to get that joke, and some Farmers aren't......

I talked about this a while ago, but these back to back failures have convinced me that we need to privatize ATCs. If the actually airline industry were in control, they'd put effort into making sure nobody dies because it impacts profits.

ATC did it's job here, from all available info, the pilots just didn't follow it, or rather, thought they were following it when they were actually not.

There's nothing in the preliminary facts out of Philly that suggests ATC error was the cause of that crash. Unless you think they told that pilot "Upon departure, you are cleared to climb to 1500 and then auger it into the first residential block you see" Which is something AirforceProud95 would say, not actual ATC.

 

[Breadbassket]

I found this website linked by someone on Twitter who was questioning the name of the woman not being released, to the U.S. Army page.

It looks like something created on GeoCities, but they update it regularly.
Someone more autistic than I am may be able to find something out with this small, added bit of info.
http://www.armyaircrews.com/blackhawk.html

It seems to be a tribute site for deceased United States Army Aviation Branch soldiers who died in combat or accidents. All that we can really get out of this in regards to the female crew member whose name hasn't been released is her rank.

 

[Gef Mongoose]

It seems to be a tribute site for deceased United States Army Aviation Branch soldiers who died in combat or accidents. All that we can really get out of this in regards to the female crew member whose name hasn't been released is her rank.

The battalions Facebook page posted pictures and such of the Captains being promoted for the other company’s, just not Bravo’s. But I don’t have any suggestions right now of elsewhere to look. And I also didn’t look at their page until about a hour ago. So they may have already wiped the Bravo company posts. At least the Charlie company of the battalion has their own Facebook page as well, and one of the other company’s too. But nothing came up for Bravo.

Families of service members like to see that kind of stuff and comment on it. It makes them proud and keeps morale of the members up.

 

[Rekieta’s Broken Penis]

BREAKING

CNN have just released the names of all three people on the blackhawk

SUM TING WONG
WI TU HAI
HO LEE FUK

 

[RodgerDodger]

There's a reason the Beechcraft Bonanza was called the "Fork-Tailed Doctor-Killer" when it came out....

Dad was part of a club of a half-dozen guys who pitched in to all keep a Cessna 172 at the local airport in the 70's..... the number of doctors-to-car salesmen he saw kill themselves by knowingly flying into IFR conditions without IFR certs was enough to count on a hand.

Some things never change.

One of these days I might get around to looking up what those forked tailed Beechcraft actually look like right side up. I can't remember ever seeing one that wasn't upside down. Was that a known characteristic of the plane in distress? It would always seem to come down on its cockpit?

I talked about this a while ago, but these back to back failures have convinced me that we need to privatize ATCs. If the actually airline industry were in control, they'd put effort into making sure nobody dies because it impacts profits.

Remember this one? Privatization CAN be an aid in getting better, more modern ATC in place. But at the end of the day, as the program ages, some MBS is going to come along and try and squeeze hours by reducing headcount. And the result is something like this

Parts of Europe Privatized ATC decades ago. The results were... mixed.

 

[Dragged Into Sunlight]

On the subject of planes and DEI, this story was linked on Twitter about a crash in 2019:





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Luckily he only crashed a cargo plane. Killed two other people though.

That crash was absolutely ridiculous. The guy flipped out at a minor error and dove the plane straight into the ground in 18 seconds for no reason all while screaming for Jesus.

 

[LifeAlert]

Y'all seen this? From https://www.tiktok.com/@cnn/video/7466051357439446315

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h264 version:

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Fucking retard who recorded this couldn't just upload the video file or at least hold the phone horizontally? And of course CNN has to put their watermarks and commentary on it. It's the same way on the Youtube version too