Harrowing audio captures air traffic controller's reaction to American Airlines plane colliding with helicopter
Audio from the American Airlines plane crash in Washington DC documents air traffic control's reaction to the collision.
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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Washington crash: Clues and questions from air traffic audio, another near-miss and 'not normal' staffing
The mid-air collision came just 24 hours after another passenger jet narrowly avoided hitting a helicopter when landing at the airport.
Horrifying moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane crashes
So far, over 40 bodies have been pulled from the Potomac River near Washington DC, and the search remains ongoing.
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.
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.
Moment air traffic controller gasps as American Airlines plane and US Army helicopter crash in Washington DC
A gasp can be heard on air traffic control audio as an American Airlines plane and a US Army helicopter collided in Washington DC on Wednesday, 29 January. American Eagle flight 5342 – carrying 64 people – and the military Black Hawk helicopter – carrying three people – crashed at approximately 8:53 p.
American Airlines plane crash audio captures final moments before incident
Hundreds of responders are working to find people from both wreckages following the crash with at least 18 bodies having been recovered from the Potomac River already.
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.
Eyewitness shares the horror of American Airlines mid-air collision with Army helicopter
"Horrendous. Unbelievable." An eyewitness shared the horror of the moment an American Airlines flight collided mid-air with an Army helicopter.
American Airlines plane, Army helicopter collide outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC
An American Airlines plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter outside ...
Aviation stocks in focus after deadly collision. American Airlines’ stock declines.
The deadly collision between a military helicopter and a passenger plane sent shares of U.S. carrier American Airlines in premarket trade on Thursday.