The crash outside Washington, D.C. involved an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, resulting in 67 fatalities. Victims' families gathered to honor loved ones at the crash site along the Potomac River. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressed concerns about the control towers and pilot safety while awaiting investigation results. Preliminary data indicated conflicting altitude readings before the collision, prompting the National Transportation Safety Board to look into the circumstances of the event closely.
Families of victims of the deadliest U.S. air disaster visited the crash site, mourning loved ones as investigators probe the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy raised important questions regarding the crash on morning news, such as the staffing levels in the control towers and pilots’ capabilities.
Both aircraft were involved in unexpected altitude conflicts, with preliminary findings suggesting discrepancies in altitude readings just before the fatal collision.
The American Airlines flight was carrying 64 people, including figure skaters and hunters, tragically lost alongside three soldiers aboard the Army Black Hawk.
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