Five air traffic controllers who worked in the night of the fatal clash between an airplane and helicopter about Washington DC were interviewed about their role in the crash.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to investigate the tragedy of Wednesday evening after First Responders finally pulled all 67 bodies out of the Potomac River.
The five employees who worked on Reagan National Airport in the night of the collision in the control tower were interviewed by the NTSB in an attempt to merge what went wrong.
Researchers develop a detailed timeline of the crash and compiling flight data and communication between air traffic controllers and the Jet and Helicopter.
Two employees at the Authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airports were arrested on leaked video of the tragedy.
The plane, with 60 passengers and four crew members, approached the runway when it was touched by a Black Hawk Army -helicopter who carried out a training flight.
Images of the extraordinary incident quickly went viral and created crazy conspiracy theories online.
That video was leaked to CNN by two employees at the airport, the authorities now say according to ABC.
Five air traffic controllers who worked during the night of the fatal collision between an airplane and helicopter about Washington DC were interviewed (shown: an air traffic controller)
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues to investigate the tragedy of Wednesday evening after First Responders finally removed all 67 bodies from the Potomac River
The duo is accused of computer damage because they have made the non -authorized copy of Airports Authority Records.
Mohamed Lamine Mbengue, 21, from Rockville, Maryland, was arrested on January 31 about the infringement. He was booked in Arlington County Adult Detention Center but later released.
Then on Sunday, 45-year-old Jonathan Savoy from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was arrested for the same incident. He was released on a summons by a magistrate.
The NTSB revealed that preliminary data showed conflicting measurements about their heights at the time of the catastrophic collision.
Data from the flying recorder of the passenger jet showed his height as 325 feet, plus or at least 25 feet, when the crash happened on Wednesday evening. However, data in the control tower showed the Black Hawk helicopter at 200 feet at that time.
A large part of the damaged aircraft Rull is removed from the Potomac River during recovery efforts after the American Airlines crashes on 3 February 2025 in Arlington, Virginia crashts
The discrepancy of 100 feet still has to be explained, but if the impact were to take place at 325ft, the crash would have taken place well for helicopters in the area.
Researchers hope to reconcile the height differences with data from the black box of the helicopter, which takes more time to pick up because the water was beaten after it was immersed in the Potomac River. They also said that they are planning to refine the tower data that can be less reliable.
While the remains of all 67 victims – 64 from the plane and three soldiers who were in the helicopter – have now been pulled out of the river, the most important medical researcher still tries to identify one person positively.
The news came to work to try the cockpit and other parts of the Jetliner from the Potomac river. Officials said their work could depend on the wind and tidal conditions in the river where the plane crashed.
