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USA Today
18-02-2025
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- USA Today
Maps and graphics: See Delta plane flip after crash in Toronto. All 80 aboard survive.
Maps and graphics: See Delta plane flip after crash in Toronto. All 80 aboard survive. All 80 passengers survived after a jet flipped onto its back during a fiery crash landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport on Monday. Here's a closer look at what happened: Delta flight 4819 took off in Minneapolis at 11:47 a.m. local time and flew for an hour and 29 minutes before attempting to land in Toronto around 2:15 p.m. local time. Can't see the map above? Please click here to reload the page. In an unconfirmed video posted to X, a plane can be seen coming for a landing at a snowy airport before impacting, igniting, and rolling onto its starboard side. According to FlightRadar24, an airport weather report indicated a gusting crosswind and blowing snow at the time of the accident. "Winds were out of the west at 270° at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. Visibility was 6 miles with a runway visual range of 3000-6000 feet with an improving trend." The flight tracking service also reported that the aircraft touched down on Runway 23 and came to a rest near the intersection of runways 23 and 15. The aircraft involved is a Bombardier CRJ900, a longer version of the CRJ700 model that collided with a helicopter in D.C. earlier this year in an incident that claimed 67 lives. Hassan Shahidi, president and CEO of the Flight Safety Foundation, praised first responders on the ground at the airport for quick and appropriate actions. 'They were there immediately dousing the aircraft with fire resistant foam,' he said. 'The Toronto Airport is known for being on top of these emergency type situations.' Najm Meshkati, professor of engineering and expert of aviation safety at the University of Southern California, told USA TODAY that a speedy evacuation of passengers by the cabin crew may have saved lives. Videos show passengers exiting from emergency exit doors as firefighters coated the flaming aircraft in foam. Watch the moment passengers exit upside down plane in Toronto Passengers made it safely off of a Delta Airlines plane that flipped upside down in Toronto. Passenger Pete Carlson recounts the experience. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, will be in charge of leading the investigation into the cause of the crash, according to the FAA. Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver, Minnah Arshad, Christopher Cann, and Zach Wichter, USA TODAY. Read more:
Yahoo
05-02-2025
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- Yahoo
NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a PSA Airlines CRJ700 airliner on Jan. 29, killing 67, was flying too high. Flight traffic data obtained by the NTSB confirms the Black Hawk was at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at the time of the midair crash, which is 100 feet higher than the 200-foot ceiling for helicopters flying in the National Capital Region. Since the data was rounded to the nearest 100 feet, officials need additional information to verify data points from the Black Hawk. That will require recovering the aircraft from the water, which is slated to happen later this week. Harrowing Video From Military Base Shows New Angle Of Midair Crash Catastrophe Preliminary information showed there was a change in the aircraft's pitch, indicating the plane pulled up prior to the crash. Read On The Fox News App NTSB investigators continue to transcribe the cockpit voice recorders for both aircraft. Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing. Victims Identified In Dc Plane Crash Involving American Airlines Jet And Military Helicopter Wreckage from the passenger plane is still being recovered from the Potomac River, with new finds including the right wing, center fuselage, part of the left wing and left fuselage, significant portions of the forward cabin and cockpit, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, tail cone, rudder, elevators, TCAS computer and quick access recorder. The recovered wreckage will be moved to a secure location for a wreckage layout examination. "The aircraft systems group continues to review maintenance paperwork for the CRJ700 and the helicopter airworthiness group continues to review maintenance records for the Black Hawk," according to the NTSB. As of Tuesday, the bodies of all 67 identified victims were pulled from the river. Fox News Digital's Andrea Margolis and Rick Eggleston contributed to this article source: NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67
Fox News
05-02-2025
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- Fox News
NTSB: Black Hawk was flying too high when it collided with passenger plane over Washington DC, killing 67
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said the Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into a PSA Airlines CRJ700 airliner on Jan. 29, killing 67, was flying too high. Flight traffic data obtained by the NTSB confirms the Black Hawk was at 300 feet on the air traffic control display at the time of the midair crash, which is 100 feet higher than the 200-foot ceiling for helicopters flying in the National Capital Region. Since the data was rounded to the nearest 100 feet, officials need additional information to verify data points from the Black Hawk. That will require recovering the aircraft from the water, which is slated to happen later this week. Preliminary information showed there was a change in the aircraft's pitch, indicating the plane pulled up prior to the crash. NTSB investigators continue to transcribe the cockpit voice recorders for both aircraft. Synchronization work for the Black Hawk flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder is ongoing. Wreckage from the passenger plane is still being recovered from the Potomac River, with new finds including the right wing, center fuselage, part of the left wing and left fuselage, significant portions of the forward cabin and cockpit, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, tail cone, rudder, elevators, TCAS computer and quick access recorder. The recovered wreckage will be moved to a secure location for a wreckage layout examination. "The aircraft systems group continues to review maintenance paperwork for the CRJ700 and the helicopter airworthiness group continues to review maintenance records for the Black Hawk," according to the NTSB. As of Tuesday, the bodies of all 67 identified victims were pulled from the river. Fox News Digital's Andrea Margolis and Rick Eggleston contributed to this story.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
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- Yahoo
Ground stop briefly issued at Reagan airport; delays expected to continue
Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The FAA issued a full ground stop that halted all air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for about an hour Friday morning, but delays because of weather will continue through midnight, officials said. "Airport volume" led the Federal Aviation Administration to briefly issue the directive around 7:30 a.m. EST, two days following a deadly mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional flight and U.S. military helicopter. "Departures to Ronald Reagan Washington National are delayed [an] average [of] 62 mins due to low ceilings," the FAA wrote in an update, adding some flights had been delayed up to 143 minutes because of the weather. Officials continued recovery efforts Friday morning, warning members of the public not to touch any debris they encounter from the collision between American Eagle flight 5342 and the military helicopter. "If you believe you have information related to the recovery efforts in the Potomac or Anacostia Rivers or on the shore, immediately call 911. Do not touch or remove the item(s). Following this guidance is critical to supporting the impacted families & investigation," the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments wrote on X and Facebook. So far, 40 of the 67 bodies involved in the crash have so far been recovered. Authorities on Thursday confirmed they have recovered the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the Bombardier-made CRJ700 aircraft. The two devices are commonly referred to as the black boxes. Black boxes from the U.S. Army Sikorsky H-60 helicopter have not yet been recovered, CNN reported, citing sources within the National Transportation Safety Board. The New York Times published a report Friday alleging the military helicopter involved in Wednesday's deadly mid-air collision near the airport may have been flying at a higher-than-permitted altitude at the time of the crash, citing information from four people with knowledge of the situation but who were not permitted to speak publicly about it. President Donald Trump on Friday also said the helicopter was flying to high although it wasn't immediately clear if his comments came in response to the New York Times piece or from an official briefing. "The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200-foot limit. That's not really too complicated to understand, is it?," Trump wrote Truth social media platform. Authorities have confirmed Air Traffic Controller staffing within the airport's tower was "not normal" on the night of the collision. Almost one year ago, the FAA launched a program to recruit and retain new air traffic controllers in an effort to curb high attrition and transfer rates in the profession across the country.
MTV Lebanon
31-01-2025
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- MTV Lebanon
FAA Restricts Helicopter Flights Near Washington Airport After Crash
Federal authorities restricted helicopter flights near Washington, DC's Reagan Washington National Airport indefinitely on Friday, two days after a midair collision between a passenger jet trying to land there and a military helicopter killed 67 people. The Federal Aviation Administration took the action to take away the threat of another collision as crews worked to pull the wreckage of America's deadliest air disaster in two decades from the Potomac River. An FAA official told Reuters the agency was barring most helicopters from parts of two routes near the airport and only allowing police and medical helicopters in the area between the airport and nearby bridges. The crash has cast a harsh spotlight on questions about air safety and a shortage of tower controllers at the heavily congested airport. Air space is typically crowded around the Washington area, home to three commercial airports and multiple military bases. The Potomac corridor in particular is busy with airliners and helicopters. Fresh from recovering the so-called black boxes from the American Airlines plane that crashed after colliding with an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday evening, divers aim to salvage the aircrafts and find additional components on Friday, Washington's fire department said. Authorities have not pinpointed a reason for the collision. The FAA is about 3,000 controllers behind staffing targets. The agency said in 2023 that it had 10,700 certified controllers, about the same as a year earlier. One controller rather than two was handling local plane and helicopter traffic on Wednesday at the airport, a situation deemed "not normal" but considered adequate for lower volumes of traffic, according to a person briefed on the matter. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy vowed to reform the FAA. "I am in the process of developing an initial plan to fix the @FAANews. I hope to put it out very shortly," Duffy said on X on Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board is studying the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the CRJ700 airplane, which carried 60 passengers and four crew members, all of whom perished in the crash. The three members of the helicopter crew also died. The military said the maximum altitude for the route the helicopter was taking is 200 feet (61 meters) but it may have been flying higher. The collision occurred at an altitude of around 300 feet, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24. President Donald Trump weighed in on Friday by saying that the helicopter involved in the crash was flying too high. "The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200 foot limit. That's not really too complicated to understand, is it???" Trump said in a Truth Social post. Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee, questioned the safety of military and commercial flights separated by as little as 350 feet (107 m) vertically and horizontally. She also urged the government to reconsider allowing so many helicopter flights next to such a busy airport. Radio communications showed that air traffic controllers alerted the helicopter about the approaching jet and ordered it to change course. American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab CEO Robert Isom said the pilot of the American Eagle Flight 5342 had about six years of flying experience. The Bombardier jet was operated by PSA Airlines, a regional subsidiary. Seven U.S. pilots told Reuters that the landing at Reagan airport is unique due to congested space along with an inability to communicate directly with military aircraft, which operate on different radio frequencies. The airport also has shorter runways. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter was flown by a "fairly experienced crew" of three soldiers who were wearing night-vision goggles on an annual training flight. Officials said they were grounding other flights from the Army unit involved in the crash and would reevaluate training exercises in the region. The crash victims included people from Russia, China, Germany and the Philippines, as well as young figure skaters and people from Kansas, the state from which the passenger flight took off. Trump suggested without evidence on Thursday that diversity efforts championed by Democrats could have played a role. Trump, a Republican, has sought to do away with diversity, equity and inclusion programs since coming into office on Jan. 20. His comments drew criticism from Democrats and activists. 'How can he make these brash statements when an investigation is barely under way?" said Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network civil rights group. "It doesn't matter if these were DEI hires or Ivy League hires. What matters is the families who are grieving, who do not want to see this moment politicized by a president bent on peeling back DEI policies."
