President Donald Trump took to his social media platform questioning the actions of the military helicopter
US President Donald Trump Questions Air Traffic Controllers Over Washington Plane Crash : Washington, January 30, 2025: In a tragic incident, a passenger flight carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with a US Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. This incident, occurring on a clear night, has raised significant concerns about aviation safety and the actions of air traffic controllers.
President Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, questioning the actions of the military helicopter and the air traffic controllers involved in the incident. Trump said of the collision, "The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a clear night, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. Not good.
The collision was reported to occur around 9 PM EST during the final approach of the regional jet that was coming from Wichita, Kansas, to the said airport. There was a plummeting into the nearby Potomac River when the jet crashed along with a helicopter. In the aftermath, at least 18 bodies had been recovered in the river so far, without any survivors.
Audio from the air traffic control tower captured the moments leading up to the crash. Less than 30 seconds before the collision, an air traffic controller asked the helicopter if it had the arriving plane in sight: "PAT25, do you have the CRJ in sight?" Moments later, another radio call was made to PAT25: "PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ." No response was received and the two aircraft collided seconds later.
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of all aircraft at Reagan National Airport, while multiple agencies responded to the crash site in the Potomac River. The incident has sparked a major search-and-rescue operation, and authorities are investigating the cause of the collision.
US Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas described the collision as "nothing short of a nightmare." The crash has also spawned some discussions over aviation safety protocols and the need for better measures to avoid similar tragedies in the future.
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