“Rescuers found the bodies of 30 people on the site of a plane crash in the United States near Washington, where a passenger plane with 64 people was crashed as a result of a collision in the air with a US Army helicopter.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Rescuers found the bodies of 30 people on the site of a plane crash in the United States near Washington, where a passenger plane with 64 people was crashed as a result of a collision in the air with a US Army helicopter.
Source: Source in US law enforcement agencies in a comment to CBS, BBC
Details: Rescuers reported that they found at least 30 bodies at the scene of the disaster.
A large -scale search operation is still underway after a passenger aircraft has crashed as a result of a collision with a military helicopter.
The American Airlines flight, Kansas, approached Ronald Reagan National Airport around 9:00 pm local time (02:00 by Grynwich) on Wednesday when two planes collided.
The US Department of Defense said that three US Army Soldiers were on board the Black Hawk helicopter.
Among those who were on board the passenger plane are skaters from the USA and Russia.
The US Figure Skating Federation has reported that several “athletes, coaches and families” returned from a training camp.
In particular, it is about the former world champions of 55-year-old Vadim Naumov and 52-year-old Eugene Shishkov.
Pentagon reported that the helicopter, Sikorsky H-60, flew from the Fort Belvar Aviabase in Virginia. According to the official representative, he was performing a training flight.
The wreckage of the plane floats in the Photoka River. US media reported that the plane split in half when it fell into the water.
The media also confirmed that both the aircraft and the helicopter transmitted information about their routes and the height of the flight before the disaster.
They should use the on -board collision (TCAS) to detect the nearest flights. The US Federal Directorate (FAA) has stated that the incident, together with the National Transport Safety Council (NTSB), has been investigating.
Recall:
- On the night of January 30, a passenger plane collided in the air with a military helicopter during a landing near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, after which both fell into the river.
- The Reagan National Airport was temporarily closed due to an emergency.
- At least 18 people were killed as a result of the collision of a passenger aircraft American Airlines with a military helicopter in the United States.