“Washington’s plane crash: Audio recorded the last seconds of conversations of the American Airlines dispatcher with 64 passengers collided with the Military Helicopter of Black Hawk over the Photoka River in Washington. On board the aircraft were figurines from Russia, who returned from the training camp.”, – WRITE ON: Unn.ua
Reuters writes about it, reports UNN.
According to a well -known resource to record Liveatc.net radio performance, the last words of the PAT25 helicopter crew were recorded before it collided with the Bombardier CRJ700, with 64 passengers and crew members. At 20:47 (Eastern time) on Wednesday (01:47 Kiev on Thursday) the dispatcher appealed to the PAT25 crew:
PAT25, do you see Crj? Pat25, go CRJ behind “. A few seconds another pilot came in touch with the dispatcher:” Tower, did you see it?
The dispatchers immediately changed the route of aircraft that went to land on the runway # 33 of the airport. Reagan.
Collision occurred over the frozen river
Potatoc near the airport. In audio recording, the dispatchers discuss the catastrophe: “accident, accident, accident, third anxiety.”
Another dispatcher added:
I do not know if you realized what happened, but on a lift up to 33 strips there was a collision. We are going to stop work indefinitely ”
Another dispatcher confirmed that both aircraft had fallen into the river.
“Both the helicopter and the plane fell into the river,” he said.
The moment of the accident got on video. The catastrophe recorded a webmer installed at the John Kennedy Center in Washington. The record shows the aircraft flashing on fire and falls to the ground after collision with the helicopter.
It happened approximately in the middle of the river. I saw a fiery ball and then everything disappeared. I have not seen anything since they crashed into the river. But it was a crj and a helicopter
American officials have confirmed that there were no high -ranking military on board.
Among 64 people aboard the plane were skaters from
The Us Federation of Us Figure Skating reported that there were skaters on board the aircraft returning from a junior training camp, which took place after the National Championship in the Last Leader (Kansas).
According to the Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, among the passengers were Russian skaters and other citizens of the Russian Federation. On the morning of January 30, the deaths were not officially confirmed.
American-Sportsman John Maravilla in a comment to one of the Russian news agencies reported that there were about 14 skaters on board, not taking into account their parents and coaches.
However, he refused to name. The US Federation has not yet confirmed the number of athletes on board. The Russian media will drink that three former Russian skaters were on the plane.
Recall
In the United States near the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, a plane crashed.
As it became known later, the American Airlines passenger plane and the UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter collided in the air, after which both aircraft fell into the Potomak River.
According to CBS News, at least 18 bodies have already been found. US airlines confirmed that 64 people were on board a passenger aircraft, including 60 passengers and four crew members.