January 30, 2025, sixteen hours after the incident: again, it's interesting that not only has the US Army not released the bios of the three members on the helicopter, American journalists in the mainstream press have not asked the question. Especially in light of New Orleans and Las Vegas.
Later: do you remember the frozen O-ring and the Challenger shuttle disaster? Richard Feynman had it figured out almost immediately. Is President Trump the "Feynman" of 2025? Link here.
Breaking: American Airlines a/c from Wichita, Kansas, and a local helicopter hit each other inflight; the AA plane landed in the Potomac River. Audio.
Sixty personnel on the American Airlines flight; Blackhawk helicopter. Flight #5342 from Wichita. Three service members on the helicopter. 70 seats on the PSA aircraft operating for American Airlines; all seats not necessarily filled. There were four crew members on the fixed wing a/c. It is being reported that 64 people were on the PSA a/c, or apparently 60 passengers. Flight #5342 was scheduled to land at about 9:00 p.m. local time. ]
Video suggests the helicopter flew directly into the fixed wing a/c from behind -- the helicopter appears to be overtaking the PSA a/c. The fixed wing a/c is under ATC control; the helicopter is not; the helicopter is responsible for maintaining separation based on visual rules. The helicopter is required to stay below 200 feet. It appears the impact occurred at 150- 200 feet above ground level, according to an NBC journalist reporting.
The plane is in seven feet of water: seven feet of water which suggests the entire fuselage must be above water if intact to any extent. I won't put it in print but there's exactly one thing in which I'm most interested. We won't get that information until tomorrow at the earliest. I would assume the ATC personnel at this airport are the best ATC personnel in the world. Now it's being reported that the helicopter was coming in from behind the fixed wing aircraft.
Senior NBC correspondent says the focus will be on ATC, radio frequencies, etc.
An event like this has not occurred in 35 years in the US. Occurs on Trump's ninth day as president. There are a gazillion airports across the US, any number of which where this could have happened. It happens over Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC. The most recent "terrorist" events (New Orleans; Las Vegas) that have recently occurred in the US involved two US Army veterans with very similar histories. Link here. If I can think of this, I assume officials can think of this. Conflicting story and flight path: video suggested helicopter hit fixed wing a/c from the side; NBC, others reported from behind; flight paths below suggest from the side.
Map: link here. Eerie.
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