Real early on, it was reported the 'hawk went from 200 to 350 or so ft at the last moment, and i never heard it mentioned again.
Not being glued to the news, you understand, and i dont sleep to it; one can get some crazy stories that way!
Blackhawk and Jet crash in Potomac River
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Not being glued to the news, you understand, and i dont sleep to it; one can get some crazy stories that way!
That too was early reported and ignored.According to this article, it seems like the pilots of the airplane saw it coming at the last minute and possibly started to raise the nose to avoid it.
Black Hawk helicopter's altitude at issue; families of crash victims 'want answers'
Victims' families gathered near the site where a plane and copter collided and fell into the Potomac River. 'They are all hurt,' an official said.www.usatoday.com
Two airport authority workers arrested for allegedly leaking DC plane crash video to CNN
The staffers are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records and are facing charges of computer trespass, ABC News reported.
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fwiw, i did mention this was from the bbc..."consider the source".Well somebody's wrong, unless they decided to shoot it down in the last minute instead of running into it
Conflicting preliminary data raises questions about aircrafts' altitude at time of DC midair crash
Data from the jet's flight recorder showed its altitude as 325 feet when the crash happened Wednesday night, NTSB officials told reporters. Data in the control tower, though, showed the Black Hawk helicopter at 200 feet at the time.6abc.com
Two airport authority workers arrested for allegedly leaking DC plane crash video to CNNTwo airport authority workers arrested for allegedly leaking DC plane crash video to CNN
The staffers are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records and are facing charges of computer trespass, ABC News reported.
"Information protocols must be followed!"
Its why Those In Charge always want to hang whistleblowers.
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Well, duh.
www.foxnews.com
NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67
Data retrieved by the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane near D.C. was flying too high.
That close to landing of course the plane was exactly where it was instructed and needed to be to land.
We have a second home in Kiowa, KS and a beautiful couple living south of us on the same street, on the KS/OK border line road were on that plane going to see their daughter. He was a very successful farmer, rancher, and philanthropist.
Bob & Lora Schrock will be greatly missed.
Funeral is Saturday, being held in the high school gym as so many will be there. We head back down tomorrow, Saturday, and will attend.
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In the 60's there was a movie, The Crowded Sky. It pointed out that our airways were congested and even minor malfunctions could cause collisions. Today, even with the advancement in ATC radar things aren't really any better because there is just so much more air traffic. Sad to say, things like this will continue to happen whether by human error or equipment failure. But, as tragic as these events are, considering the air miles traveled the ATC folks and air crews do one heck of a job.
