'I heard a bang': Passenger plane and military helicopter collide over Washington DC

[@WulfrikKing]

Who's idea was it to train Black Hawk pilots near a busy airport at 400 ft? Poor souls.

[@resistanceisduty25]

Probably a drunken pete hegseth.

[@feeb812]

you got me . was the trainee flying the helicopter under the supervision of the pilot ???

[@sbeast64]

The stupidest decision in a long time. Could be classed as criminal negligence.

[@sanchezz4387]

The passenger plane was set up fully for landing, the chopper is at fault, the questions are how amd why did it fly intonthe path of that jet

[@briananthony3676]

Air traffic control in deep trouble

[@ElizabethEaton-q8p]

It flew directly into the side of the plane which had full ĺanding lights on.

[@h0l0hype]

ATC asked the helicopter if they could see the plane and they said yes, didn't specify which plane.

[@SCF-v4f]

​@@ElizabethEaton-q8pI read the #BLACKHAWK was "FLYING DARK"??

[@nev3i]

Apparently the helicopter was expected to use its situational awareness

[@meredith2803]

How terrible, condolences to the poor families

[@The-Good-Life-Off-Grid]

This is exactly why I do not watch news media anymore, get your facts right, the helicopter hit the Plane . The plane is in 8 feet of water 😡😡

[@CrispyOkra]

The helicopter collided with the side of the airliner, not vice versa.

[@nikurepublic]

The elephant in the room is who gave the order to approve the heli's flight route and training mission? Whoever approved the mission why?

[@jacoba5048]

I live in DC and frequent that area. That is an extremely common heli flight path, generally.

[@nikurepublic]

@@jacoba5048 at that time of the night?

[@oakiegranny58]

I heard early on that it was a police helicopter

[@DarkCriimes]

@@oakiegranny58it was a military helicopter. Black Hawk.

[@sbeast64]

It's criminal negligence in my view. The easiest tragedy to avoid.

[@extra222love]

Sad 😔 … our deep condolences 💐

[@anjou6497]

300 responders tells us the scale of the tragedy. 🙏😣🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@Randomest_Stories]

It will be a miracle if any one survives. How did this even happen. So strange. One side has made a mistake. Either the ATC tower or one of the pilots. This is so strange man.

[@teatalktv]

😢 FATHER HAVE MERCY UPON THESE NOW Departed SOULS, PLEASE LORD SEND YOUR HEALING ANGELS TO CONSOLE AND COMFORT all the GRIEVING 😢 DEVESTATED friends and families waiting for reports and news about their cherished loved one. 😢

[@elizabetha.morris6661]

The plane is reportedly in 2 pieces in 7-8 feet of water.

[@teatalktv]

As a Psychic Remote viewer...i am getting downloads about this tragic accident! I know intuitively something looked very suspicious... I am channeling info after watching the video it appears to me the crash was more like a direct hit! I hope I am wrong! Curious who was video taping these aircrafts was it an Airport Video you played for us...or an individual with a camera? The shot you allowed us to view shows the empact almost too well! Its like someone was waiting to take this exact shot and they knew what was coming?😢 World Renown Psychic here!

[@Anonymous-ne7zv]

Im in shock. All videos frame it like the jet flew into the chopper but in the video it looks as though the chopper flew from the left right into the plane that was flying straight. It feels like it was intentional, military choppers dont typically use commercial airports unless its an emergency as they have their own private landing strips and airports for military aircraft, black hawk pilots are some of the most skiled in the world and yet they still ran right into a plane and we're calling it an "accident"Are they just trying to make us believe that nowhere is safe even our capital? @silentwolf had a live and someone said their aunt left her itinerary on the table, she was on that flight and isnt answering her phone. God be with all of these people, their families and first responders. What a tragedy

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

They said it was a training helicopter flight

[@Anonymous-ne7zv]

​@@mikewhocheeseharry5292oh lord so many awful choices with letting them train at night on a pitch black runway. I can't imagine what the passengers thought as they saw the helicopter coming toward them, this is awful

[@mvubu6823]

​@@mikewhocheeseharry5292 Experienced pilots have continuous training. Like 95% of aircraft disasters, this was a shocking mistake

[@susanparker6223]

A lot of outlets have reported the chopper hit the plane.

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

@@susanparker6223 Members of the US Figure skating team on the plane.

[@SCF-v4f]

#POTOMAC River pronounced PUH-TOE-MAC for our foreign NEWS PARTNERS 🇺🇸👍🏽

[@Steve-Cross]

Very upsetting for all concerned. My condolences to the family’s involved in this tragic accident. ❤

[@stevenwilson2509]

All airports globally need to redress this right now.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@bearcubdaycare]

Reagan airport should be shut to commercial aviation. It's never made sense to have a commercial airport so close to the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, etc. Dulles is an enormous airport accessible by rail; fix what's wrong with it. BWI is another big airport for the metropolis.

[@dionysuseros7423]

Congress wants it for easy flights to and from home.

[@briananthony3676]

Wrong sir ... Everyone would've been strapped in at the time

[@peterengland6153]

There is pdf on the FAA web site showing regulated helicopter air routes around Washington DC together with MAX flight heights. The Black Hawk Call sign PAT25 was flying south on route 4 pass Regan Airport with MAX height marked as 200 feet. The collision according to data was 350 feet. Why was PAT25 at 350 feet and not 200 feet?

[@Alucard_FahrenheitTepes]

You expect me to believe it's an accident? A giant sky near infinite air space yeah right this was deliberate.

[@JohnBl7167]

Can tell you are not a pilot. Guess we will have to wait for the official QANON statement for the truth.

[@catbb1000]

I listened to Senator Duckworth earlier and she said that the air space is very busy in that area.She also explained how the crew of the black hawk may have been wearing night goggles. She said she's flown in that same space. She also said she will be briefed in the morning along with her colleagues.

[@JAGRAFX]

Paranoia is a powerful delusion; Cognitive Dissonance is a powerful drug. 😊

[@PaulPhillips-s6x]

A midair collision on a VFR (clear) night has NEVER happened. I know that sounds odd but true. You can see the lights unlike a during the day.

[@ClaudiaGarcia-o3f]

Helicopter collided with jet u can see that on the video!!!!!!

[@SMichaelDeHart]

I've flows in and out of National and Dulles. Remember, Andrew's Base is not far away and directly across the Potomac River is Joint base Anacostia-Bolling. Apparently, the runway they were using is not very often used.

[@neilf1587]

A sad day indeed.

[@deniseellenburg649]

Could American Airlines not find a spokesperson who could speak without smiling through delivery of such tragic news?

[@mvubu6823]

Resting smug face

[@BenitaLovetana]

They fly with same altitude how come

[@mvubu6823]

@BenitaLovetana chopper pilot flying across flight line is normal Think he misread the runway and thought he was safe to go behind

[@gaylealleluia8392]

They removed his video from some MSM sites. His smile is disturbing for sure

[@melodyedwards4238]

God bless there souls

[@EviLWar.AgainstGOD.andTRUTH]

*Which GOD???? Do You mean ALLAH????*

[@ElizabethEaton-q8p]

He fired the head of the air accident authority as weĺĺ as the Coast Guard and other such authorities

[@EviLWar.AgainstGOD.andTRUTH]

*IT was Joe Biden, who DID THIS!!!!*

[@annetteroennow9694]

Airline controllers have probably been fired.

[@anjou6497]

Probably unfair if so ...

[@WonderWomanForTruthBeautyAndLo]

Does not look sorrowful

[@adriaanbertdeveldeharsenhorst]

The Chief in command is playing golf ⛳

[@Mcpilgrim7]

Can you be more ridiculous?

[@adriaanbertdeveldeharsenhorst]

@Mcpilgrim7 how can I be ridiculous . I'm not a USA government issue. The rest of the world is sane.

[@Mcpilgrim7]

@ jealous much? Where ever you live must be pretty bad.

[@albertoserrano67]

Reports are saying US firgure skating is putting out a notice that the passengers are US figure skaters coaches and family returning from training in Wichita

[@annetteroennow9694]

In the start of the eighties a delta airline crashed into the Pontomac river. Cause was ice on wings

[@markmh835]

Since 9/11 and for 100+ years before, the Potomac River in Washington DC has been one of the most famous rivers in the world. So just how come you can't pronounce it correctly dude?? 🤔😖

[@susanparker6223]

This AA ceo has not one iota of empathy. He actually seems like AI, he's so robotic.

[@superbwater78]

They call that area of the Potomac "Helicopter Highway". Its ridiculously congested.

[@KoguryoKid]

Bethchuh the "black boxes" will be just like the Jeju Air ones.....key bits "mysteriously" gone.

[@SidraFarhan-d7i]

SCENE LIKE GHAZA-- VERY VERY SORRY/SAD

[@feeb812]

The helicopter collided??? to the plane right??? which is which ?

[@ClaudiaGarcia-o3f]

No dude

[@TheSateef]

trumps 2nd day on the job was to freeze hiring air traffic controllers and offer them perks to quit their jobs, so get used to a lot more headlines like these

[@anjou6497]

Trump is an appalling idiot. 🤬💩

[@joycemarshall4653]

Let's blame Trump!!! Yeah he's responsible for your constipation too!!!!!

[@EviLWar.AgainstGOD.andTRUTH]

*IT was Joe Biden, who DID THIS!!!!*

[@charlesmoss8119]

On other channels they mention a side step for the airliner which is standard but maybe caused a misjudgement on the part of the helicopter? They say that - to my amazement - tbe helicopters are tasked with flying between the aircraft landing avoiding visually which seems bizarre if true and likely to lead to such a situation if true I’d guess but I’m no pilot. For those who say deliberate - there are two pilots on the black hawk

[@ThePetetosh]

🚀 💥

[@blackdogadonis]

There is no shot that this was an accident. No shot

[@dallascreeper]

A commercial airliner has never been rammed intentionally by another aircraft in the history of aviation. What makes you assume that this was anything more than a horrific accident?

[@arunasridhar7029]

Inefficient management.

[@danielbanks2131]

He fired the air traffic controllers, so what do we expect, because they want to buy all these other folks off the job, all at once.but it's not Trump's fault 😢😢😢😢😢 prayers for the people of America.

[@evalehde3869]

You are pathetic.

[@lol-ye5lg]

the air traffic controllers allowed a military helicopter and commercial airliner to get this close

[@annetteroennow9694]

0f course this is Trump's fault.

[@ReRe-kr1ht]

If he fired them why are there air traffic controllers in the tower speaking to them?!?!

[@gaylealleluia8392]

These guys from AA soo gay - they keep smiling. Tragic.

[@hoolahoop6360]

THAT WAS A DELIBERATE TERRORIST ACT .NOT AN ACCIDENT.STEVIE WONDER WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT AIRCRAFT.

[@mvubu6823]

You underestimate the ability of humans to mess up.

[@JohnBl7167]

You know QANON is foreign misinformation agent don't you. 😂😂

[@MatthewSmithson-Ellis-os4jl]

Dei hire was a blind radar operator