“From the Potatok River, the bodies of all 67 victims of the aircraft aircraft American Airlines and a military helicopter near Washington were obtained. Source: NBC News Details: It is reported that search and rescue work after the last Wednesday disaster has ended, 66 people were identified, according to the Washington authorities, published on February 4.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
From the Potatok River, the bodies of all 67 victims of the aircraft aircraft American Airlines and a military helicopter near Washington were obtained.
Source: NBC News
Details: It is reported that the search and rescue work after the catastrophe that happened last Wednesday has ended, 66 people were identified, according to the Washington authorities, published on February 4. The Chief Foreign Expert’s office is still working on identifying the last victim.
The authorities will start cleaning the Photok River from debris.
The National Transport Council (NTSB) investigates the cause of the catastrophe that happened on the evening of January 29, when the American Airlines flight 5342 flying from the Guards, Kansas faced with the Army’s Helica Hawtney.
NTSB reported that the data obtained by air traffic dispatchers indicate that the Black Hawk helicopter was above 200 feet than provided by the Rules of the US Civil Aviation (FAA), near this airport.
The message states that it is necessary to carry out additional work to check the data on the helicopter. The last known height of the passenger aircraft was fixed at a mark of 375 feet, according to FlightAware website, which tracks the flights of aircraft.
Last week, NTSB reported that the onboard was removed from the plane, the black boxes were in the laboratory on examination. All data from the aircraft devices, as well as from the black helicopter boxes, are expected to be restored.
The sky in the night of the catastrophe was clean, so it is not like the weather played a significant role.
Only one airline was on the control tower on the night of the catastrophe, the NBC News source familiar with the internal previous report of the Federal Civil Aviation Directorate. This dispatcher managed both helicopters and aircraft.
Usually there is a separate dispatcher on the control tower, which is exclusively engaged in the movement of helicopters, although FAA safety standards allow the combination of positions.
It is known that 64 people were on board American Airlines, including many young athletes returning from figure skating competitions, as well as three helicopter servicemen.
28 people on board the aircraft were associated with figure skating, including coaches, athletes and their relatives, according to a statement of the American Figure Skating Federation.