Air Traffic Controller Asked Blackhawk Helicopter If It Had American Airlines Jet ‘in Sight’ 30 Seconds Before Crash: Report

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Air Traffic Controller Asked Blackhawk Helicopter If It Had American Airlines Jet ‘in Sight’ 30 Seconds Before ******: Report

Thirty seconds before an American Airlines regional passenger plane and Army ****** Hawk helicopter crashed near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, an air traffic controller tried to communicate with the helicopter pilot via radio call.

On Jan. 29, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet and a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter collided. However, 30 Thirty seconds before the ******, an air traffic controller asked the helicopter if the arriving plane was in its sight, according to audio obtained by the

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The controller made another radio call to PAT 25 seconds later, saying, “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.” No response from the Army ****** Hawk helicopter was recorded from any flight tracking sites, per the Associated Press, and moments later, the two aircraft crashed into each other.

Meanwhile, the plane’s radio transponder stopped transmitting over the middle of the Potomac River and around 2,400 feet short of the runway. The plane was approaching Runway 33 around 9 p.m. local time.

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There were 

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 on board the jet, according to a statement from American Airlines. According to 

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, US Army ****** Hawk helicopter had three soldiers onboard.

“We can confirm that the aircraft involved in tonight’s incident was an Army UH-60 helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia. We are working with local officials and will provide additional information once it becomes available,” a U.S. Army official told the outlet in a statement.

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, a police official told

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 has yet to publicly confirm any casualties.

The FAA and NTSB are set to investigate, with the NTSB leading.

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Ronald Reagan Washington Airport ****** on January 29, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

Reagan National Airport said that all “

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 at DCA.”

Additionally, American Airlines issued a hotline for passengers’ loved ones to report to. “

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, call American Airlines toll-free at 800-679-8215,” read the statement. “Those calling from outside the U.S. can visit 

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 for additional phone numbers. Family members in Canada, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands can call 800-679-8215 directly.

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President 

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 issued a statement: “I have been fully briefed on the terrible accident which just took place at Reagan National Airport. May God Bless their souls. Thank you for the incredible work being done by our first responders. I am monitoring the situation and will provide more details as they arise.”

Vice President 

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. “Please say a prayer for everyone involved in the mid-air collision near Reagan airport this evening. We’re monitoring the situation, but for now let’s hope for the best,” he wrote.

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