Latest details on D.C. plane crash, ATC conditions, chopper crew and Trump reaction

[@chuckthompson5724]

Why do you continue to say the plane collided with the copter? We all have seen the tape it was 100% the helicopter crashing into the plane. The helicopter was at fault.

[@debjordan6810]

Agree

[@Plutogalaxy]

But it actually did collide, so their statement is correct.

[@KathrynHaugan]

@@Plutogalaxy Yes but...putting the jet first implies the jet was the driving force in the collision, when it doesn't seem to have been the driving force.

[@Andy-ty6gv]

Yeah it had second to divert but why it didn’t ???

[@thebeasters]

​@@Plutogalaxyit's like when people say the Russian Ukraine war when it's an invasion on innocent people. There's no disputing of territory

[@annf3949]

The helicopter crashed into the airplane not the airplane crashing into the helicopter

[@chioupingmeng8941]

But the army says it is the routing everyday so the airplane should know.

[@Kam-go3bc]

@@chioupingmeng8941 a big plane cant just move out of the way of a helicopter they can't even see

[@Wilebreed85]

@@chioupingmeng8941nah, the jet was in the right place. It’s the helicopter who wasn’t at the correct altitude at the time - and even though he claimed twice that he could see the jet and maintain seperation he still plummeted the helicopter into the jet with innocent ppl on it. God bless those souls and their families.

[@Foxie635]

Controller said for the helicopter to go behind the large plane

[@KathrynHaugan]

@@chioupingmeng8941 Should know what...that the Army doesn't know what altitude they are cleared for?

[@victorkreitner754]

The worst part is the loved ones left behind who will never feel whole again. Hug your loved ones every day.

[@jessicawatts7104]

That shouldn’t make anyone feel safe flying. It’s common for control towers to be under staffed! That’s horrible! And as much as it costs to fly and as much money as we have for all other countries, we shouldn’t have issues paying for air space safely!

[@lmWombo]

ATC is underpaid compared to a majority of the airline industry why also the cost of flying has nothing to do with it since they’re federal employees they have a hard salary limit set by the government. its hard to attract good new hires when people are forced to go work somewhere for 10+ years they don’t want to live for mediocre pay and high stress

[@marshallmintz7564]

400 ft is not just above 200 ft in a landing path. It is a forever distance as we just saw.

[@Wilebreed85]

Yep, it’s double their limit and it made a massive difference. Their limit was 200ft, why the hell are they at 400ft going straight into the crj???

[@jadawin01]

If you want to fill the towers with good people, you need to pay them well. Cutting the air safety budgets doesn't keep good people, and update equipment to keep pace with today's air traffic.

[@mariahsisneros7572]

As I'm listening to this, I'm wondering why entertainers are paid millions upon millions to entertain, yet you have controllers who go through rigorous vetting and training to uphold these positions, and are not only responsible for the safety of humans in the skies, but are manning such stressful and demanding positions. Makes no sense. The pay and scheduling does not compensate fairly enough, not even close, to what they have to do, especially considering they're short staffed and there's so many people flying nowadays. Smh.

[@fvader6666]

excatly

[@dovahkiin2424]

@@mariahsisneros7572That's the thing about capitalism. Income isn't merit or even quality based. In your example, influencers aren't paid by the same people who pay the air traffic controllers. The money comes from two different places, and the government is cheap.

[@Gorpisnorb]

Nothing to do with the tower. Chopper had visual. US military at fault

[@skyboy1956]

they already make a ridiculous amount of money for what is essentially a gravy job

[@huudang3419]

With all the information we gathered, my conclusion is that the Army helicopter was responsible for this accident!

[@skyboy1956]

all evidence suggest the helicopter didn't do what they said they were going to do and the goal here should be to find out why. Not try and assign blame to dead people as that does nothing to improve safety.

[@debjordan6810]

@@skyboy1956 Exactly

[@GremlinSciences]

Listening to them talk about it, I figured people would think that. I'm not saying they weren't at fault, but in giving the details they left out that flight radar shows the helicopter flying at or below 200 feet, where it was supposed to be, and then ascend for unknown reasons immediately prior to the crash. They provided the information as if the helicopter had been at 400 feet the whole time, but that is factually incorrect.

[@M20-z4j]

The ‘experts’ here do realize that everyone involved in this tragic, tragic incident is dead except one person. That is the ATC controller. Can you imagine what that person ia going through with questions like ‘confusion in the ATC’ playing an audio transcript over and over to pick what you want to pick? Those NTSB investigators do what they do because they love that job and want truth, so let them work rather than speculation. I thought President and Vice President were reckless throwing pilots, ATC under the bus claiming DEI but nah, media is upping them with every single news report. For the record, I don’t know any better. But I do know people are who are investigating are some of the best our nation has to offer. So shut up and let them work. Its not that hard.

[@wumpygaming]

ATC controllers have committed suicide in the past when involved in accidents like this whether they were at fault if not

[@DS-ry5dd]

It doesn't matter if it was a DEI hire or not,your not going to be hired if not expertly qualified.The tower was understaffed,Trumps actions to gut the FAA only exasperates the problem and must be rescinded immediately.

[@grandmaida7819]

👍

[@larrymcabee9379]

WRONG

[@larry15154]

Fucing right

[@larry15154]

Aptera solar car

[@Ches-life1]

Its simply under staffing and cost cutting thanks to trump.

[@browngoldthread1239]

They told us last year that there was a staffing shortage a year ago. Why is er'er body acting new? The ATC are overworked. They been overworked for some time. 😢

[@HBC423]

It wasn’t ATC fault, the helicopter asked for visual separation. They confirmed they had visual separation. They had eyes on the wrong plane though.

[@jstsayn9133]

If only we had a Congress who wasn't focused on pleasing their man-child dear leader and give a da*n about the citizens of the country.

[@rickfreeman2340]

Regarding the reporter’s comments around the 19 minute mark, notice how he talks about the hiring of individuals with “disabilities..” That’s not the issue in question, but a nice job trying to promote the narrative. The “D“ in DEI does not stand for disability.

[@larrymcabee9379]

DEI spells not qualified

[@albertoserrano67]

Politicians who named the airport reagan lobbied for more air congestion so they wouldn't have to hit vehicle traffic.

[@fallenskybird]

Reagan on August 5th, 1981 fired 11,500 air traffic controllers to trim the fat.

[@billa1870]

@@fallenskybird No. They were on strike and he warned them. They didn't heed his warning. Money was not the issue. There was no fat to cut with the controlers.

[@MoniqueangeliqueLumpkin]

all b.s it's u.s military fault. Ride u horses or cars. Don't like d.c anyway. God bless airliners

[@skyboy1956]

​@@fallenskybird no, Reagan told the controllers if they went out on strike they would be fired. The controllers decided to challenge Reagan, or as we say today, they FAFO. Reagan simply kept his promise.

[@wiredmurdoc2933]

EyeWitnesses: 100% video evidence, 100% people knowing and understanding the so called Accident was the chopper going directly like a blind goat through that plane.. Media: ´´Plane crashes to a Black Hawk military chopper´´ Me: I hope Trump 2.0 do something about these old Gov/Media cover ups..

[@ncg0808]

How in incredibly sad and tragic. They thought they were almost home! 💔

[@stepparentingmadeeasy]

That father. Those families. The rest is just chit chat

[@Myis300t]

According to the ATC flight recording, the Blackhawk pilot requested "visual separation" meaning that he accepts responsibility where to go to avoid all traffic. ATC asked them to confirm that he had 5342 in sight, not once but TWICE. The Blackhawk pilot stated he did and again requested visual separation. it is suspected that he had the wrong plane in sight, an did not see 5342 but 3130 which was the plane behind 5342.

[@mytoytoo]

Thats what I think😢

[@skyboy1956]

Or they had the correct plane in sight and misjudged distance, direction, speed, closing speed, or the plane became blurred in a sea of background lights from the city and they mistook a distant building for the aircraft. Or, any combination of "all of the above"

[@mywhorled]

​@@skyboy1956not in a blackhawk. Abundant information is available in a heads up display.

[@GreyStarQueen]

They don’t want to blame the military even tho it’s the military helicopter’s fault 💯

[@crBudgetWatches]

What was the helicopter intent? Was it to cross the landing traffic or was it to turn into the landing pattern the airplanes were following?

[@jeffreyhusack2400]

Exactly but the strange part is I havn't heard anybody said anything that the controller should have told the Blackhawk to hold position that they had an inbound Landing plane on Final Approach which has priority. I don't think I care what altitude the Blackhawk was at it should have stayed out of the airspace of the landing plane.

[@GremlinSciences]

@@jeffreyhusack2400 The helicopter was supposed to flying under the path of approach, and is not uncommon at that airport. There was nothing new or unusual about it, and flight radar actually shows the helicopter doing everything it was supposed to be doing until just moments before the collision when the helicopter suddenly started to ascend for unknown reasons. Some people have reported that the helicopter began to move erratically prior to ascending, so it's possible there may have been an incident onboard the helicopter (such as the pilot being blinded by a laser, or a mechanical issue)

[@richardbedard1245]

The air safety budgets were cut much like the fire department budgets were cut. We see how that worked out for California!

[@quocng7500]

Source?

[@jstsayn9133]

It will only get worse with the clown-chief in charge.

[@elizabethedwards7082]

Dumpy shows his stupidity every time he opens his mouth.

[@anonymouszero9422]

I love Trump. I voted for a actual real leader. Not sleepy Buden

[@user-di2on5gl2d]

​@@anonymouszero9422Can't even spell! 😂

[@billa1870]

@elizabethedwards7082 Is that your first name or your last name?

[@Yggdrasil42]

@@anonymouszero9422An actual leader would not jump to conclusions and politicize this accident. He would've started with compassion for the families and a called for patience while experts investigate the cause. The way Trump immediately blamed DEI hiring policies and his predecessor is absolutely bonkers.

[@TheMadison625]

@@Yggdrasil42I voted for Trump, but I absolutely agree with you. That was first thing that came to my mind.

[@fvader6666]

Poor families and trump didnt help ranting like a silly goose blaming everyone and diversity seriously?

[@chrisolson2846]

Imagine if the atc was a dei hire. Just saying

[@JoeZyzyx]

@@chrisolson2846 Or the one who checked out early, leaving just the one ATC there.

[@yamil.343]

I don’t understand how the chopper didn’t see the plane.

[@victorkreitner754]

It was reported that the control tower asked the chopper pilot if they saw the plane ahead, and the response was yes

[@Sandra-dm8rd]

Situational awareness

[@skyboy1956]

but then you were not in the cockpit either . . .

[@ollie1464]

Does anyone really believe the military will be forthcoming with any information, especially if it's not to their benefit. Some things never change..

[@JoeZyzyx]

These helicopters are basically used as very expensive "Uber" rides for self-important VIP's who won't take a regular taxi where they want to be. Maybe they should take a look into who is using them and who have no true need to be doing so. Let them get a rental car, or use a taxi.

[@sheperdbesecker1618]

Never been an issue before?? With thousands of near misses before this accident?? Stop gaslighting us

[@johnjoachim8311]

How are pilots able to understand what controllers are saying?????????? Same for the ground control! Sounds like they are mumbling

[@Mark-os6ej]

its alot clearer than u think/ hear.

[@craft-o-matic399]

I wrote to President Trump online yesterday morning regarding this issue. I'm a retired music educator who is very aware of using good diction, and avoiding using trending vocal anomalies such as vocal fry.

[@JoeZyzyx]

I couldn't understand him either. He couldn't also say "incoming plane" to clue the helicopter pilot better?

[@linfriedman8425]

Since the runway was changed last minute, and I think it was said the commercial airlines cannot hear the military frequency, were either craft even aware of each other's position?

[@Fallinlovewithmeforever]

I Know No Money Will Not Fix This Heartbroken Pain.💔💔💔💔 BUT All They Family Needs To SUE The US ARMY.. 💯

[@Julie-hf4ch]

At a 90 degrees angle the helicopter must have hit the airliner cockpit. hence, we can see in the most recent videos the plane body falling in the river with no cockpit attached to it. The helicopter approach would have not been witnessed by the airliner pilots as the plane nose must have been up and they were focusing forward on landing, but by the people sitting in the windows, which must have been a terrible thing to see in their final seconds. Usually, 10 minutes before landing, even during the night flights, everyone is fastening their seatbelts and watching the city lights and the landing through their window screens.

[@kgan4733]

Yeah, someone must be seeing this coming, horrified

[@JoeZyzyx]

War chopper with heavy whirling "swords" turned that plane into a "slice and dice" wreck.

[@skyboy1956]

@@kgan4733 people seem determined to fly on planes now with the window shades down so maybe they missed it.

[@paulfalke6227]

From Reuters Jan. 31, 4:10 PM: "FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National". This is all information I need. The reason of the mid air collision is SO obvious, that FAA finally after a long list of near misses and one mid air collision restrict military helicopters near Ronald Reagan airport. No more VIP military helicopter shuttle service for the rich and important. I blame BAD procedures, which FAA had stopped finally, that is management mistakes for the mid air collision. BAD pilots behaviour and BAD ATC behaviour are just the follow ups.

[@iszie970]

Why do they have to do military training at one of the most busiest airport? Reagan National Airport is designed to serve 15 million but they are working more than their capacity of serving 23 million passengers.

[@jstsayn9133]

With the billion$ going into the military, they can go play in their own backyard, away from cities!

[@robb2959]

Élévations and flight paths are controlled by ATC and sensors and alarms etc . Looks to me helicopter diverged from his set elevation and path set by ATC .

[@dand86F]

fly 400' at the 200' zone. This is airport zone. no fly object allow to fly at the airplane landing path period !

[@bobcornford3637]

At 400' just above the 200' ceiling! It's double.... you silly woman.

[@StuartDeBolt]

Why are some of these reporters starting their sentences with the word "SO?"

[@dawnieb.7394]

It's a habit. I bet they don't even realize they're doing it. I know someone (not a reporter) who, whenever you ask them a question, and sometimes even when you don't, always starts their reply with "So -" and a pause before continuing. Drives me nuts. :)

[@peterlevers]

The plane was proceeding to land, the Copter had mo right to be in Airport airspace

[@skyboy1956]

They have only found 1 so far.

[@TheMadison625]

After listening to flight recordings, the Blackhawk pilot acknowledged the plane to the ATC. There were multiple planes on approach for landing. My guess is, he was probably acknowledging the wrong plane coming in to land.

[@MrBriansaunders]

Remember that one time the republican president fired all of the controllers who went on strike in the 80s and replaced them with anyone off the streets? Seems like the opposite approach than putting the most brilliant Americans in our towers

[@dekmoa]

Soo many words so little information

[@Daze-e2u]

Who was on the helicopter??? They came out fast with the other victims

[@koryabel6319]

The most significant fact is the Heli pilot said I have the CRJ in sight then crashed into them

[@SylvanFosters]

3:34 I’m glad they’ll be reviewing what the helicopter pilots were saying and doing immediately before the crash. I hope they also review what they were saying and doing-and writing-in the days and months leading up to the collision. If they fail to preserve any written records, whether they are digital or on paper, then they have failed all those families and the flying public.

[@samanthafordyce5795]

Just watch: when it is time to review funding for the FAA, there will be cuts to an already razor-thin budget. After all, how can we give tax cuts to billionaires if we fund the FAA at a higher level?

[@GremlinSciences]

They're not quite giving the full picture, so some of the details may be a bit misleading. Most notably to me, the flight radar shows that the helicopter was below that 200 ft ceiling before ascending for unknown reasons, leading to the collision. Some are saying that the helicopter displayed erratic movements prior to ascending, but I am not able to verify those claims. Also, I do not appreciate the way the staffing issues in ATC were worded. An emphasis was placed on the issues being "recent," however these staffing issues have existed for more than a decade. Many people are already misunderstanding recent decisions from the Oval Office and this incorrect emphasis only feeds that fire.

[@tomking1890]

Should be no military training in this area.

[@PvtWarDaddy]

It's the heart of the American government military training will always happen close by!!

[@skyboy1956]

what should they do? Put the helicopter on a trailer and drive 400 miles to an open field?

[@jeffreyhusack2400]

I always known that a Final Approach plane had priority so no matter what altitude the Blackhawk was at the controller should have told him to hold position not go to visual nothing else but the whole position and stay where he was at until the landing plane what's clear. The helicopter had no business being in the landing planes airspace no matter what.

[@jaredvaughan1665]

The female pilot could be a DEI hire

[@CraigClinton-zg6im]

Not an expert but don't the tower computer screens show the altitude of every aircraft in the area?

[@bonniegrahamdahlman5244]

if there is not enought staff they should be canceling flits but there to greed

[@southpaw1755]

What are the plane's black boxes going to show? That nothing went wrong with the plane? The helicopter was at fault but the government won't take responsibility.

[@jeffreyhusack2400]

You're absolutely right but the strange part is I was always under the understanding that a landing plane had priority. Show to me it doesn't matter what altitude the helicopter was at the controller should have told him to hold position because of the incoming Landing plane and I have heard no such thing mentioned but I do know a Final Approach plane has priority

[@UnreliableAdvice4all]

My only thought is it could possibly show warning messages from TCAS that they were in close proximity to another aircraft.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Y’all really don’t have a lot of experience observing the NTSB. They are thorough. They follow procedure. They don’t make snap pronouncements until they can verify as much data as they can. There is a cavernous difference between pilot error and equipment error. And they rarely find a singular cause, more often citing multiple contributing factors. Their methodology is so meticulous and precise that they are often called to provide investigative assistance outside the US. Their job is NOT to satisfy the morbid curiosity of amateur “experts”. They are serious people.

[@richardbedard1245]

So, the powers that be have become complacent. Even though the flight area is congested, we'll just live with it until something happens, then maybe change things! Follow the money!

[@asukalangley7741]

I wonder if there is a rule/instruction in the helicopter's operational manual that when encounter an incomming commercial flight (or notified by others) you should proactively maneuver to avoid a potential crash instead of waiting for the commercial plane to take action to avoid you. If there is no such rule, now is the time to consider making one.

[@mywhorled]

Visual separation. Conflict avoidance.

[@skyboy1956]

wtf??? with no rule obviously they won't have clue what to do? "What do we do Bob? Should we maneuver out of the way?" "Well, nothing in the manual says to do that so lets just hunker down and collide with the plane"

[@CrayolaSiempre]

I still don't understand why would a helicopter fly over commercial airspace

[@skyboy1956]

what is "commercial airspace?"

[@holoholevictim7876]

What you mean is completely normal.

[@aClownBaby-]

@@holoholevictim7876 It is, but it is so dangerous

[@aClownBaby-]

@@skyboy1956 Probably airspace used for commercial airplanes where all other traffic is basically a guest. So that guest is responsible for like, not killing others.

[@JoeZyzyx]

So "VIP's" can get flying taxi service, we pay for.

[@hansdevries6813]

Why is Nobody talking about the BlackBox & Cockpit Voice Recorder of the Black Hawk Helikopter.???😮

[@mytoytoo]

Have they found that box?

[@hansdevries6813]

That's the Biggest Question ⁉️⁉️

[@olschool1963]

Because the NTSB doesn’t have jurisdiction over military equipment.

[@skyboy1956]

because military aircraft doesn't have black boxes like civilian aircraft

[@victorkreitner754]

The commercial planes box was recovered. The Black Hawks recorder has yet to be retrieved. The Army is said to be cooperating fully with investigators

[@craft-o-matic399]

Sky News has announced that the ATC supervisor on this night allowed one of the controllers to leave their shift early. Verify for yourself on Sky News KZbin channel.

[@marviwilson1853]

What is wrong with that?

[@twistpv]

Who were the incompetent military individuals? Can we say this was not rogue terrorism…. A militant is a militant is a militant…

[@v.t.slmcorp3358]

CBS ,standing on virtual site of tragic accident is not appropriate IMHO

[@lindadawson5928]

media can. And all are.

[@mbaker9861]

While investigating, It’s best to keep Tr*ump off air. The only thing he can do is to LIE and to BLAME someone else. It’s inappropriate and very cruel! My heart goes out to the families of the victims. ❤️‍🩹

[@ErikOlaf-g9y]

Yeah.... because the administration that law-fared against his would never make mistakes or create time delayed, DEI failure mode, agendas....

[@DoneRightReviews]

Kind of like this reporter blamed Trump's spending holds for the staffing DESPITE none of Trump's spending holds involved ATC.

[@dianaperrone6473]

Your bias minus any factual information, is showing. So sad.

[@marviwilson1853]

For some time I held on to the possibility he was a passenger in the helicopter!

[@skyboy1956]

Don't worry, CBS will censor anything that might hurt your feelings.

[@clyde1022]

How are helicopters allowed to cross over landing/take off areas for planes? Even though they have assigned altitude, planes are ascending and descending right by the runways.

[@marviwilson1853]

If I look in my rear view mirror whilst driving down the road at night at the two cars behind me, how can I positively state which one is the Volvo?! How on earth can a controller possibly ask a pilot to positively visually identify a particular plane at night from its landing lights? What is worse is that the helicopter pilot responds by saying he has a positive visual id on the CRJ? To that question I would have answered "don't be silly its dark outside". The real worrying thing was that for the passengers on the plane this was the "bottom line" control mechanism that would ensure their safety - an individual pilot being able to positively identify a plane from its landing lights using nothing but their eyesight !!! In an age of all this modern technology the fact that this was the case here is mind blowing.

[@mywhorled]

Commercial regional jet smdh

[@SeppoVataja]

About a 3 degree approach angle for a plane. Location of impact and distance to landing strip will give distance along hypotenuse. From this one can calculate height from water when impact happened. Was it 200 feet up or higher??? 200 feet seems about right from Googling the reported distance to runway, maybe a little higher. This is a very crude estimate since the distance isn't really clear to me.

[@anp3617]

They need to speak clearly it is all mumbling talking

[@chaws314]

I feel so bad for the controller. They are the lone survivor and everyone is pointing fingers. The controller is not the one to blame if it turns out the tower was understaffed, the employer is.

[@skyland4929]

Why would a military helicopter train so close to a busy a civilian airport?

[@JasmineSchleisman]

Military training should not held next to a commercial airport!!! Way to busy for the pilots. New city planning should be required!!!!!

[@richardbedard1245]

People are relating the crash to the hellcopter being at 400', and the fallen passenger plane when the military pilot's actions could have been based on him having "eyes on" a different plane. The sky was full of aircraft, and now consider all the lights coming from the ground level! They're only 200' to 400' above the ground!

[@gregorytan4917]

the tower should have been more informative like telling the Blackhawk that it's not only AA in the areas but other planes as well. he could see in the radar that a confusion might result but didnt care as long as he was doing his " job". Made the warning last second so he won't get blamed

[@iginbltn3859]

Who was the copilot?

[@a_goblue2023]

Stop calling it American Airlines it’s PSA, there’s a separate airline, they just are Americans region partner.

[@craft-o-matic399]

It's American Eagle to be exact.

[@Plutogalaxy]

Fully owned by American Airlines, so no not just a regional partner.

[@a_goblue2023]

@ American Eagle isnt an airline buddy, American Eagle is just the term for Americans regional carriers

[@a_goblue2023]

@ it’s a subsidiary, the pilots are employed by PSA not American Airlines

[@davediamond9436]

psa is owned by American airlines American Eagle is a brand name for the regional branch of American Airlines, under which six individual regional airlines operate short- and medium-haul feeder flights. Three of these airlines, Envoy Air, Piedmont Airlines, and PSA Airlines, are wholly owned subsidiaries of the American Airlines Group. American Eagle's largest hub is Charlotte Douglas International's Concourse E, which operates over 340 flights per day, making it the largest regional jet operation in the world.

[@1EVEL1-60]

70 people dead, but it's not as extreme as it might sound.

[@kaypearce9247]

I think the helicopter did not see the right plane. There were 2 planes in the sky and the air controller should have confirmed which plane the pilot saw

[@peterrichard3706]

Pilot error.

[@svensven8994]

Ridiculous that there is only one controller there. Absolutely idiotic

[@BobbyHickey]

Tell Trump that

[@marviwilson1853]

It would be against the Law for there only to be one controller, (he/she could have a heart attack for example), so there is no way that whoever was in charge that night would allow that to happen. A big no no that would not have occurred. I think your story is fake news!

[@alainbellemare2168]

maybe she should not be standing on the crash site

[@azamhussain9685]

How many hours of night time flying experience did the pilots of the blackhawk have?

[@relentless350]

Tesla blow up at trump hotel, New Orleans incident with the truck, now a black hawk collide with a plane…the army on our case

[@EZPZ7]

Trump said it was DEI at fault 😂

[@AlanpittsS2b]

Yeah idk why so many people are talking like they know what happened when we clearly only know the helicopter hit the plane. Everything else is a guess

[@mywhorled]

​@@AlanpittsS2bfunny you don't think he knows

[@lighttajiribey4221]

Skyler Henry...tell us moor...thank you for clarifying the components. Thats important information.

[@queendaenerys6583]

My Got ,it is almost there in the airport to land 😪😭

[@sop2510]

The boxes are orange. Why do you newscasters think we are so stupid that we only understand if they are black boxes.

[@skyboy1956]

because that's all the newscasters know. They think it makes them look knowledgeable when they use terms like "black boxes, tarmac, chopper, understaffed ATC, etc" All it does it make them look stupid.

[@colestone14]

Military flights should be nowhere near commercial airspace period!

[@skyboy1956]

what is "commercial airspace?"

[@jerisehl2683]

Watch Drumpf dismantle the NTSB next😮

[@nicolasdelaforge7420]

The radar is showing that the helicopter veered left into the airplane, it looks deliberate - I'm not saying it is - but on the radar it looks like it's deliberate. He could have been turning left because he wanted to go there or thought it to be safe. The controller had one minute when he sould have seen that a collision was quiet possible.

[@graceramos2790]

I thought same, looks very deliberate and to be flying way higher when it’s not allowed, they’re wrong and ATC was too busy to give direct and more clear instructions. One mistake after another after another

[@ekaye86]

I agree it was deliberate, almost like a kamikaze

[@mytoytoo]

I think the chopper pilot was seeing the plane taking off, instead of the landing. Prayers for those families

[@JoeZyzyx]

quite vs quiet

[@SOUNDCHASERX]

Why do they call these NEAR MISSES.. THEY R NEAR HITS

[@TheArtistaSoundGuy]

WTF CBS? The copter was at 400' (100%) ABOVE IT'S MANDATED ALTITUDE OF 200'! PERIOD! END OF DISCUSSION! 😞

[@Yggdrasil42]

No not end of discussion. The question then becomes why were they there and why was this not corrected. You learn nothing by saying period.

[@twistpv]

Omg mikey what did you do … I had to she heard me talking about the mission …

[@viki6or]

Trump: Da People...

[@jonathanvonbraun9455]

Please FDA get the TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) vaccine available now! the pandemic is expanding ! Ed O'Keefe is in need of urgent care! :(

[@viviorko]

Love your comments. I can see why your mom supports abortion rights.

[@olschool1963]

Curiously, the news woman;'s name is never shown , either on screen during the segment or in the you tube description, the mens names are all showm multiples times .

[@BobbyHickey]

We know what happened. The chaos god, Trump, not Loki, created chaos.

[@smithoid100]

dont those blackhawk pilots dodge ground to air missiles enemy fighter jets and are so much more manouverable than a passenger jet with all lights on ? Was it a drone or suicide mission ?

[@kaypearce9247]

Anyone who has a child die or be killed naturally feels devastated. However, if your child believed in Jesus he is not dead but alive with Jesus and that makes you happy and look forward to bring with them someday. Your pain does not have to continue for years. We must accept that we all will die.

[@GeoffFilutze]

Its pretty sad when droves of people with zero journalism clown u that have degrees in it . Stephen A smith .

[@eskylover65]

I don’t understand how they ended up in the water if they were just about to land

[@sleeks9939]

😂😂😂😂 think about your comment. Think outside of the box. Imagine it from up in the air.

[@skyboy1956]

Uh, DCA is essentially surrounded on 3 sides by water?

[@JoeZyzyx]

@@skyboy1956 And full if idiots in the middle

[@chrisgrace81]

I couldn’t understand the air traffic controllers and pilots’ interaction -wish they had closed captioning

[@grandmaida7819]

It's up on the web. Disturbing to watch tho.

[@mywhorled]

VASAviation channel

[@sharoncrawford7192]

Why? Why was the helicopter flying that much higher? Why was it zig zagging other planes before it crashed? Why has the pilot they named post themselves on the internet today and said theyre alive and were not on that black hawk? What the heck is going on? Seems deliberate.

[@skyboy1956]

It's called internet, conspiracy theories, etc.

[@Squivey3577]

​@skyboy1956 they are the best

[@bonanzaboomer]

I the FAA director hadn’t been fired on Jan. 20 - maybe he would have considered the increased traffic at the DCA, and ordered that its control tower could not operate understaffed.

[@skyboy1956]

FAA Administrator was not fired. He resigned announced his intent to resign 2 months ago. Stop repeating lies.

[@lauriediego1887]

Control towers have been understaffed for way longer than Jan 20.

[@LawrenceBishton]

So what do you want cover from ? A pillow

[@AJones247]

You only mention about this figure skaters that was on the flight who else was on the flight because we’ve heard that there were 60 people on the flight and you’re mentioning what 10 people what about the other people they are important also.

[@sungoddiss]

Gosh, old news!