1st victims identified after Black Hawk helicopter crashes into American Airlines jet
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- U.S. Figure Skating confirmed to WUSA9 early Thursday morning that several members of "our skating community" were aboard American Airlines Flight 5342 that crashed into the Potomac River ─ including athletes, coaches and family members.
Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday night near Washington Reagan National Airport after colliding with a military Black Hawk helicopter. The flight from Wichita, Kansas was preparing to land at DCA.
There were 60 passengers and four crew members on the American Airlines flight and three soldiers aboard the training flight on the Blackhawk helicopter. It was believed that there were no survivors.
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All I can do is watch this and cry...I'm so sorry to all of the family and friends of those who lost their loved ones in this crash 😭💔🙏🏽🫂😭💔🙏🏽🫂
The helicopter flew straight into the plane, not the other way round. RIP. Thanks to the first responders in the freezing cold.
You’re literally just wrong. The plane is coming towards the camera while the helicopter is going horizontally to the right. The plane T-boned the left side of the helicopter.
@@lincolnlog5977 T-boned? This isn’t a road accident you numbskull.
@lincolnlog5977 NO NO NO, I saw with my own eyes, that helicopter was flying straight towards that plane like a bullseye!! If the plane hit the helicopter then the plane would not be cut in half. The helicopter hit that plane so hard it tore it in TWO PIECES
Its more then their fault; remember air traffick support is supposed to keep their air space clear. Think before you start blaming.
@@amymay6591 No you didn’t.
This is terrible. My prayers go out to all the victims and their families. So sad! 😢😢😢😢
No families
The helicopter hit the plane, not the other way around. It was terrible, but, the plane was on its approved approach to the runway. The plane did not cause the accident, the helicopter caused it. Pilot error on the part of the helicopter pilot.
Do you work with Air Traffic?
The air traffic controller was on the wrong channel at first so theres that…
DEI?
I'm guessing combination of Air Controller and helicopter pilot.....these accidents seem to be related to a cascade of errors.
Maybe not. Military flights still have to go through civilian ATAC when flying near airports, so they would have been communicating with the tower. Might be ATC's fault.
I feel for victims here. It must be terrifying to die in a plane crash or a freezing river. I hope they didn’t suffer too badly.
My prayers are is that they didn't know what hit them. 💔🙏
@@cynthiamcgee4829 his fault
They didn't know what hit them.
@ I have to assume that is how it went down. I can’t imagine the rush of emotion while the thing is going down.
@AlpineSprinkles till they landed in the water
As a citizen of Wichita, my thoughts are with the families and loved ones of the victims. And I can assure you that the talents and world class performances were appreciated.
Oh no.. my heart aches for the victims and their families…
This is so sad. I hope they didn’t suffer and that they never even knew what happened and that it happened so fast they were just gone with no pain and no fear.
Mine doesnt
No it doesn't.
@@Spider-g4z Crawl back under your rock, where good people can't see you, scum.
THE ARMY BLACK HAWK RAN INTO THE PASSENGER PLANE .
The AA aircraft flew in the path of freedom.
Exactly
I have read it was the opposite; does anyone really know?
Yes your right .... wtf weren't they trained to fly bc it's there fault and I do realize that it was a freak accident it's so hard to Realize all that happened it's haunting to see what happened and yes, the black hawk was responsible... This is so dam sad, My heart is sick ..😢
Media won't stop saying plane hit helicopter.
That poor man is now a widower 😢my condolences to everyone 😢
Hamad Raza is his name.
I just heard there are 4 survivors -- no details--
This is the ONLY channel so far that titled headline the Helicopter crashed into jet, as opposed to dishonest titles like “jet crashes into river” or “jet collided with helicopter”! The helicopter very clearly had flew directly at the jet!
Exactly
Watched the video multiple times, and that helicopter intentionally aimed towards the plane. It's very strange
@harmonicsounds3404 When you know how the game is played, it seems less weird. It's just tragic.
Maybe visibility played a role. Or an extremely inexperienced helicopter pilot, clearly.
Your an aviation specialist huh?😂@harmonicsounds3404
That husband is amazing for how calm he is. Trying his best to hold it together.
He is in shock.
No he’s in shock he doesn’t know what happened mentally yet
He has a insurance policy so he’s not shaken up a lot
@ That's just rude. :/
@@nuetv3562 bruh, wtf
*Stop reporting like it was the planes fault. The helicopter hit the plane!!*
The plane did not collide with the helicopter, the helicopter hit the plane ffs
My deepest sympathy to everyone impacted by this horrific event. I also send my greatest thanks to all first responders who gave everything they had to find survivors.
Why do these news stations keep saying that the plane hit the helicopter!?! The video clearly shows the helicopter hitting the plane!?!
You are so right! The copter is wreckless!
Unfortunately yes it does show the Blackhawk hitting the plane. 💔🇺🇸🙏
Stupid media!
Because the government tells them to. I saw a video showing a news cast, then the screen split, showing another station until it showed 20 stations, and they all said the exact same words for the same news event!!
To try and keep down public fear that there may be helicopters out there aiming at planes!
OMG. Tragic. 😢 The families! I lost my only son in a tragic situation. The grief is beyond words.pray for all involved.
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I'm sorry for your loss.❤
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Sorry for your loss, May Allah(God) help you and your family thru these very difficult times Ameen
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This hurts so bad
How? You weren’t on the plane or the helicopter
@@wiijiifit3286 My friend was and it does. Wanna ask ME how?
@@Rodney-g3v It does. *hugs*
@@wiijiifit3286i wasn't either but my loved ones still watched me cry my eyes out watching and praying for survivors. I don't have to be on the plane, or know them, THEY ARE HUMANS AND THAT SHIT HURTS.
@@wiijiifit3286Are you incapable of feeling empathy for others?
How absolutely horrible!!!
No way this should have happened, someone or someones were asleep on the job. Pray for all involved.
And it seems that, from the CCTV footage, it seems that the Blackhawk crew were at fault.
DEI hired traffic controllers.
@@robjones-qj2jj no it’s trunk getting rid of the fcking FAA
From the ATC audio that's been made public, ATC alerted the helicopter to the presence of the airliner, the helicopter replied that they had the airliner in sight, but they appear to have mistaken a different airliner for the one ATC was pointing out.
Last week Trump FIRED the committee of the FFA. Don’t tell me that wasn’t an accident. HE IS DANGEROUS! If you are MAGA, go ahead and blame Biden, because it can’t be your dear leader’s fault.
The helicopter hit the plane. The plane had clearance and was in its correct position on approach.
This life is only temporary
Life on earth is only temporary, eternal life is forever I hope and pray that all people turn to God. I can only hope all the people that dieing the crash were Christians, because it's now to late to Seak God.!!!!
My heart goes out to the family members and friends of the life lost.
Today is the day to seak GOD.!!!!
@@ThomasWalker-m2yyes, but Jesus is the only way so let’s hope they trust in the blood of Jesus for salvation!Yeshua Hamashiac the risen one. My Lord and my God ❤
We have known this airport has constant close calls. Shame on the politicians who have voted to keep increasing flight volume. It hasn’t been safe for years.
Did the politicians fly a helicopter into a plane in plane sight???
The politicians kept making this more and more likely. Its irresponsible and willful negligence@@annakatharinasponagel4630
Sure, Jan.
As a flight attendant, I flew into this airport for years, everyone understood it was too small and busy, but politicians kept it open because it was so convenient for them.
@@annakatharinasponagel4630it’s night time bud, there’s no way you watched that video and could see anything other than lights. I don’t even see the helicopter.
The crew and passengers didn't have a chance once the collision occurred. What a terrible tragedy for everyone, including the crew aboard the helicopter!
Just sad
My heart goes out to all! Horrifying!
@@randallwinters7387why do you feel the need to criticize another person's heartfelt expressions of sympathy during a tragedy? You seem to be the person who is in your own words "posting for the need of engagement".
Many sensitive caring people have actual heart ache when we hear of human loss. Just because you personally do not experience empathy in such situations does not mean that other people's feelings are invalid.
Why was a Black Hawk even flying that low? Ugh
Maybe because it was taking off 🙄
Because that's what helicopters do
Avoiding the radar
because that's the established chopper flight path and there's military bases all around the airport
Common practice especially in DC
IT'S ALL IN VIDEO I CAN SEE IT CLEARLY. THE HELICOPTER WENT LITERALLY STRAIGHT TO THE AIRPLANE AS IT APPROACHED TO LAND NOT THE OTHER WAY ROUND! IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE HELICOPTER PILOT DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WERE AIRPLANES AREA TO LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. THE HELICOPTER WENT STRAIGHT AT THE PLANE AS IF THE HELICOPTER PILOT WAS INTENDING TO DO SO OR WAS BLIND...THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT CLEAR...THIS CATASTROPHE MAKES NO SENSE.
My prayers go out to everyone affected by this tragedy
That was not cool to include the interview of husband of victim before anything known or he had emotional assistance from airline
Put this channel on ignore
Heartbreaking.
They hiding info on the idiot helicopter pilot.
Prayers for all involved 🙏🙏🙏
Please report it the way it actually happened. You’re opening statement, insinuates that the airplane hit the helicopter when actually it was the other way around. The helicopter was instructed to go behind the aircraft. Maybe the media has been instructed to minimize the involvement of the helicopter for legal reasons.
Prayers for all involved 😢
On February 15th 1961 the entire USA figure skating team along with their coaches were killed in an airplane crash on their way to the World Figure Skating Championship. Of course it is a tragedy when any person is killed in a plane crash because planes are capable of holding many people depending on the size of the airplane.
That is correct and the skate which you can sit on has their names on it still stands outside where the Broadmoor ice arena used to be. You can Google it and see it. I had the Honor of seeing that Honorary skate bench every time I passed it as I skated at the Broadmoor. 💔⛸️
Hillery hates Russians 😮
Stop saying the plane collided with the helicopter! The helicopter very clearly flew directly into that plane.
What the hell are helicopters doing inside an airport's traffic pattern? That's insane. Whoever allowed this should be charged with murder.
This is common in DC. They share the airspace
The air force base is there too right on the other side of the water practically, it’s not just Regan’s flight pattern, its airspace. The presidential helicopter and Air Force one are kept there… we will need to see what happened after investigation.
this traffic pattern should not be common. 64+ ppl died because of a botched training flight.
Nobody is talking about if the helicopter passengers survived???
@@dylantedlock Possibly because the helicopter pilot appears to be at fault for the crash 🎖️
So my question to the dead man. WHY DID YOU FLOWN DIRECTLY TO THE PLANE!?!? 🤬🤬🤬
Absolutely horrific. God bless all the souls aboard that plane. So heartbreaking
Why does media keep saying the plane hit the helicopter????
Prayers go out to the coaches and figure skating family members. Just got the email from usfsc and I can't express the sadness to know that students have to go through the loss of their coaches.
How incredibly sad. Flying scares me these days.
As a former aviation employee, I'll remind you there was approx 45,000 other flights yesterday, per FAA estimates, that landed safely. 45k includes commercial, private and military. If you haven't noticed, about every other car you pass is distracted by their phones or something else. I'd fly every single day if I could avoid driving.
I literally flew out of Reagan 2 days ago. It can happen to anyone. 😢
@@DisandDat-ht5osBut when you’re in a plane if something goes wrong then your fate is pretty much sealed. You have no control over the plane and whenever a plane crashes it’s almost always a certain death. Plus it must be absolutely terrifying knowing you’re about to crash and burn or be squeezed or dismembered by the impact or succumb to your injuries if you make it out alive. In a car, if you’re driving it, at least you have a sense of control and much more likely to survive. I’ve been in scary “near crash” experiences in my car and even lost control one time due to lack of visibility at night and my car spinned in the middle of the highway and I was lucky no other cars were close to me. It was very scary but I regained control afterwards and was able to drive to the side of the road and wait for assistance since one of my tires popped. But if that were to happen in a plane I couldn’t imagine the sheer terror I’d feel knowing my life is about to end. So, even if flying is more safe than driving, when something goes wrong, you’re fucked. Every time I fly on a plane I get very anxious remembering the crashes that have happened throughout history.
@@DisandDat-ht5os NO FLY I CONTROL THE CAR
Praying for all involved, such a tragedy!
Point of order, the helicopter collided with the aircraft.
Transgender pilot pissed ?
My guess is that the helo was on a VFR night flight for training. IF that was the case, and from what little I could see from the film, the helo APPEARED to have flown into the AA (American Airlines) flight. I am a retired Air Traffic controller of 30 years (both military and FAA). IF the helo was on a training mission in VFR (Visual Flight Rules (see and avoid) conditions, the pilots
may have been distracted by the training going on in the helo IF that is what was occurring. The AA flight was on final and descending into DC to land. The night was CAVU (Clear Air Visibility Unrestricted). If the helo (although instructed to maintain visual separation by ATC) was distracted by whatever, (it's extremely noisy in military helicopters), the helo MAY HAVE UNWITTINGLY flown into the commercial jet, thus causing the midair collision. (DISCLAIMER: this is my OPINION ONLY ... not factual until more facts become available over the ensuing days and weeks) 😔
I have zero aviation knowledge, but I recently saw a story in Phoenix last month where two commercial airlines almost collided, but the guided navigation was able to alert the pilots of the potential collision. Does that not happen with the helicopter? Also, wouldn't there be something alerting them that they are going to collide with an object on their path??
@@SmartWentCrazy I read on another thread that the Collison avoidance system in the helo may have been turned off. Nothing to confirm that as yet. I am not sure of the rules that the military helos fly under @ DC.
@ Turned off?! Why would that even be an option? Wow. It seems like that collision avoidance system could have help prevent this from happening like what we saw in Phoenix. Also, it sounds like the ATC was in communication with the helicopter. Does the ATC have the ability to see the two planes to recognize they are going to collide? Shouldn't the ATC person have made a greater attempt to have them divert course?
It doesn't work below 1000'
Thank you for such a detailed explanation.
My heart goes out to those people who lost their lives and their families.
But if you listen, they state the jet collided with helicopter, clueless idiot reporters!
Agreed
My gut feels like this wasn’t an accident.. this world is going down
the depth & breadth of the numerous ignorant, idiotic comments here is chilling & speaks VOLUMES to the ever decreasing national IQ.
@@babagalacticus Why? Was it better in the past?
And your contributing comment is?
It’s just a lack of critical thinking.
Go away then.
Wow that's so awful for the friends and families who are waiting to meet them.
There should be a 0% chance of this happening. The military should not be conducting training exercises in the middle of commercial air traffic
Wars are fought everywhere, not just deserts and jungles. You gotta train everywhere
Condolences to those left behind. RIP to those that died. From Australia. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
My friend flies as a hobby and he never takes his two-seater plane anywhere close to commercial airports, does everything by-the-book. Not sure why a military helicopter wouldn’t be as careful if not way more.
Rookie helicopter pilot.
You use your friend as your knowledge of such things😂
@@billyhogan3167?
Human beings are fallible, sometimes electronic devices fail, communication signals are often interrupted, especially in one of the most populous areas on earth. Also helicopters are dangerous in general, and Black Hawks require TWO pilots who must coordinate closely with each other in order to fly the chopper. Being “careful” is not enough. It also requires the good fortune of not having a medical emergency, a mechanical failure, a miscommunication, radio interference, a misunderstanding or to just make a stupid mistake, which human beings often do, no matter how careful they think they are.
@@wulf67Thank you for sharing your insights with us. May God richly bless you and your family. Thank you for your service to our country.
Praying for the victims 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Sending hugs 🫂 and our love to all the victims and families ❤
Is this a joke? How is this even possible. Do you realize how impossible this is? How many things have to be done wrong to even make this a fraction of a percent possible. This doesn't just happen by accident this happens by intentional negligence or intentional self destruction with the intention of taking as many with them as possible. The military will call it an accident. I bet the history of the pilot will be something else entirely
Proof?
@@HeyydudeeWhy do you even need that?
💯 Intentional
I bet winning the lottery has even lower odds but it still happens.
Accidents happen. Why everything gotta be a conspiracy ffs?
I wish they would stop saying that the airliner collided with ….. The airliner had the right of way …… The chopper T-Boned the plane!
So sad… Rest in Peace to all passengers tragedy 😢😢😢
Praying for this man and others.
Wrong. The blackhawk collided with the plane. Something is off.
it was a training session.
@Cat-vs7rc so all 3 soldiers didn't see the glaring lights on the plane?
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Piloted by Major Cluster
What happened to the soldiers?
Horrific!!! 😢
Who was on that plane?
Good question 🤔🧐
The helicopter crashed into the airplane! The plane did NOT collide with the helicopter. Get it right.
This Is The Worst In Many Years. Prayers 🙏 To All Famlies, Involved 😢 Prayers 🙏 To All First Responders, The Military. 😢
My heart goes out to all affected.
Wow this reminds me years ago back in the 80’s when that plane crashed in the same area around the same time. Tragic.
I remember 😢
@I I’m old enough to remember that the Potomac was frozen and people were clinging on to big pieces of ice. Many were covered in jet fuel. And I’m not REALLY old! 😂I was a teen when it happened and I grew up in northern Virginia so it was even bigger news here
@@scplumme They made a movie about it. Same place around the same time. Crazy.
First thing I thought of. I was in high school I think in Northern VA when that happened. Horrible day as is this.
@@randallwinters7387it's a blessing hes lived this long so whats your point? Weirdo
I have seen that a black hawk has a huge window to the pilot's left. I have seen one fly with its right door off. The crash video shows fifteen seconds at least of their approach... there's no excuse for 'city lights' being a reason. Those city lights were below their level. When 15 seconds apart prior to collision there IS NO WAY the helicopter pilot could miss the plane in the air. THERE IS NO WAY a pilot of any kind does not have their head on a swivel in 15 seconds of in-air flight time especially in a landing zone. 19 of 30 ATC's in the tower, where it is a complete Democratic-administration run DEI nightmare, the fault is all on the helicopter pilot unless it was planned.
😢😢😢 LORD JESUS please help the survivors... Have mercy...
Sickening. There is never a good time for a crash. It's so much worse when it's totally preventable. The helicopter should never be in the final approach path of airliners. RIP to the lost. Prayers for the families! 🙏
Don't bother reading comments. It's staggering how many people are completely clueless about how aircraft and airspace function.
@AccountInactive Yours needs to be pinned.
Was the helicopter hi-jacked ? nothing out of the question.
Earlier on reports were saying HELICOPTER hit airplane. That's what the video looks like. So now everybody is saying everybody is saying AIRPLANE Hit the helicopter, Why the conflict in reporting somebody hiding something? RIP
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Why are military training flights flying over and around commercial airports?
This is way to strange to be a accidental.😮
The timing right after what Trump tried to do with all of the money for programs, grants, etc. does make it look suspicious. That story was gaining steam and even a slight shift of attention could keep it from being the thing that takes down the whole Administration (which it should). Its happened before with Trump so it wouldn't surprise me one bit.
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@@akakjb you don't know what you're talking about. Biden reversed all the safety changes that Trump FIXED before he came back last week.
This’s so sad a tragedy, especially after knowing it’s the second time at almost the same place. I can’t imagine how much heartbroken I’ll be if my friend, family or anyone I know was there. Dear God, please bless those people involved.
😢😢😢😢😢 GOD help the families. So Sad!
A little late for that.
@@jackn8458 Stop being unwise
@theKingsAmbassadors It’s true. Prevention is key.
Yeah I’m not flying ever in my life
Same!
Never again for me!!!🇺🇲
I'm gonna to continue to fly as it's still the safest mode of transportation
@@sgu2693yeah I get that it's the safest mode of transport (and I still have little qualms flying) but you don't get to walk away from a major mishap like you do with an automobile crash.
Just watched their championship performance from the 90’s absolutely stunning. R.I.P
Whole families of young figure skaters of US team were on board😢 Children, teens, their parents and coaches. A lot of them russian descendants.
Praying 🙏🏽 Please Let Rescuers Recover Everyone 🙏🏽🙏🏽😢
The media out here trying to gaslight us into thinking it was the plane's fault
Not the media. The current administration is cultivating that.
@@tinagrace6722 What are you talking about? The media has been at odds with the current administration since 2016. How can anyone think this administration is controlling the media when they all just trash the administration? A house divided against itself can't stand.
@@tinagrace6722 They are one and the same.
As a husband I know you want to just run and save your loved one.....
Waiting for them to land and they never do 😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
These reporters can barely get words out, stumbling fumbling through the story.
Well no shit, they been reporting for 1 hour straight; a breaking news graphic accident
I noticed that as well...🤔
My mom is going to a comp this week and she was swearing in the car and I’m scared that my mom will get hurt
Very sad situation. Will need to see what the investigation finds as to why this happened.
Will take years and than be lied to “National security “ reasons
Quit showing the video of the crash. That is a picture of people dying and their families are watching
Lord have mercy!
These news people need to watch what they say. The airplane did not collide with the helicopter. The helicopter collided with the airplane
Reports are coming in that the helicopter had its adsb electronic identification system turned off to simulate a “black ops” mission in a training exercise. That made the helicopter invisible to air traffic control and to the airliner. Incredible that it would be allowed to be turned off in close proximity to a large airport.
It does sound "incredible" that it would be allowed. Sounds like they are feeding a propagandist b.s. story to cover their ars
Link? Because the only reports I've heard so far are that the BH was told to come in once the plane had passed it.
They wouldn't be simulating mission parameters within a shared airspace - that's just dumb speculation.
Not possible, the Helicopters call sign was visible on ATC radar.
The military will have zero accountability. They never should have been in the planes airspace!
Those poor people to survive the crash and then freeze to death may god be with them all tragic
Did they die upon impact or due to the cold? Have they clarified? And are there any survivors?
This is so sad!!!! My prayers for everyone affected by this tragedy
Oh wow... So sad 😢
Heartbreaking! Sending prayers, love and condolences for the victims.❤
It looked like the helicopter ran into the plane. Who and what was the pilot?
surely had to have been non white am i right?
@@sumojd5670excuse me? Go to hell
These things don't just happen in the US. We have the most stringent safety regulations in the world. That plane makes daily flights into and out of that airport. Now it collides with a military chopper? What are the odds? Not to be insensitive, but something smells very fishy to me.
God bless their souls. So tragic.
Word has been 4 pulled out alive. Here they mention 12+, but no indication on survivors. 🇷🇺🇺🇸🕊💙
The headline is correct. But the reporters repeatedly imply the AIRLINE crashed into the helicopter. Air traffic controllers clearly asked the helicopter if it saw the airplane. Plus, I believe it was further instructed to fly BEHIND the airplane. Moreover, please see the Lever for safety concerns at this airport prior to this deadly crash.👊🏿
pov: whistle blowers on his flight to talk to media
Prayers for everybody and the families involved.💔🙏
Sending love and prayers,,🇦🇺🦘🦘