Re: How did the DC plane crash happen? Experts tell The Post what may have caused the accident
"Jim Wilkins" <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Feb 2025 06:48:04 -0500
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"Leroy N. Soetoro" wrote in message news:[email protected]... https://nypost.com/2025/01/30/us-news/how-did-the-dc-crash-happen-experts- reveal-what-may-have-caused-deadly-collision/ WASHINGTON — A short runway and intersecting flight paths with precariously close altitude requirements may have played a role in Wednesday night’s deadly collision of an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, experts told The Post. ---------------------------------- The helicopter flight path reconstruction shows it closer to the runway than the Route 4 track along the Potomac's east bank. That reconstruction may be uncertain as the helo reportedly didn't have ADS-B accurately reporting its position and the path was determined from less accurate older methods similar to those for the lost Malaysian flight. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3851p.ct004873/?r=0.734,0.29,0.153,0.061,0