Asiana Airlines and Army Apache Helicopter Crashed Over D.C.

The crash appears to be the most serious air disaster involving a commercial jet in the U.S. since 2009.

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An Asiana Airlines passenger jet crashed while attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport on July 6, 2013.Credit...Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press


Both the plain and hello were under radar detection and control of an air controller. The Plane was on final with a clear to land message from controller. The Helio was on the approximate air of the plane was on final and direct path to Reagan Int Airport.

The controller saw the helicopter on who was going by visual rules(the pilot have to see to fly opposite instrumental control). The controller ask the helio pilot to be on the look out for the jet. However did the controller asked the Helio to turn right, evade  go over or below, those things we don't know yet. At this point it seems to clear the pilots of the airplane who were doing what they were supposed to be doing. The helio is smaller and it would be hard to be seen when looking for it when they were preparing to land and under the control of the tower.

At this point it seems clear the pilots of the helio saw the plane when it was too late. The questions are when did the tower asked the helio pilots to look out for the plane and why not sooner if they could see a plane which was on clear to land instructions.  The helicopter had just taken off. Clear to land means that they are clear from other traffic on land or air. But there was a tough army helicopter with 3 on board on the same  direction. This did not have to happen that should be clear to anyone reading this report.

Adam Gonzalez, Publisher

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Plane wreckage can be seen in a body of water at nighttime.
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No Survivors After Plane and Helicopter Collide Near Washington, Officials Say

Emergency responders recovered the bodies of 27 people who had been on the American Airlines jet, which was carrying 64 people, and one from the Army helicopter, which was carrying three. The two aircraft collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport.


The New York Times

The crash on Wednesday night appears to be the most serious air disaster involving a commercial jet in the United States in more than a decade. Officials said they believed that no one survived the midair collision of the jet carrying 64 people and an Army helicopter carrying three U.S. service members.

In February 2009, Colgan Air flight 3407 crashed into a house outside Buffalo right before it was to land, killing all 49 people aboard and one person in the house. 

How the Plane and Helicopter Collided in Washington

Sources: Flight data by Flightradar24 and ADS-B Exchange; aerial image by Airbus via Google Earth

By The New York Times

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