Harrowing audio captures air traffic controller's reaction to American Airlines plane colliding with helicopter
A harrowing audio recording captures an air traffic controller’s reaction to the recent American Airlines plane crash. On Wednesday (29 January) evening, the passenger jet collided with a military helicopter mid-air over Washington DC. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River with all 64 passengers and crew and the three soldiers dead.
Audio and video reveal moments before American Airlines Flight 5342 and Army helicopter collided
Audio and video from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter over the Potomac revealed some clues about the aircrafts’ last moments.
Air traffic audio from American Airlines crash with military helicopter: 'Did you see that?’
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Listen to the Air Traffic Control Audio in the Moments Around the Collision
The audio indicates that air traffic controllers tried to warn the Army helicopter about a nearby Canadair Regional Jet.
Chilling reaction to American Airlines helicopter crash heard in air traffic control audio
Potomac River so far, after an American Airlines passenger plane collided with a US Army helicopter, in what's been described as an incident "heartbreaking beyond measure". It's thought there were three soldiers aboard the Black Hawk and 64 passengers and crew aboard the plane when the crash happened
Tragic final moments of American Airlines flight revealed in chilling audio before chopper crash as dozens feared dead
CHILLING audio has revealed the tragic final moments of an American Airlines flight before it exploded and crashed after a midair collision with a US Army helicopter. The crash happened as the
Listen: Air traffic controller audio before the midair plane crash near D.C.
It will be some time before investigators can offer clear answers to the cause of the midair crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport but air traffic controller audio and radar reviewed by NPR offer some insight into what happened before.
Timeline of air traffic controllers issuing warnings before American Airlines plane, Black Hawk helicopter collision in DC
The plane, which took off from Wichita, Kan., with 64 people on board, was landing at Reagan National – traveling north toward Runway 33.
Air Traffic Controller Audio Captures Moments Before and After Washington Plane Crash
Air traffic control audio recorded the final moments before and after the crash of an American Airlines regional passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter after a midair collision in Washington on Wednesday night.
Listen to audio traffic control recordings from DC plane, helicopter crash
According a spokesperson from FlightRadar24, the commercial plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members was seconds from landing when the collision hapened.
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