Black Hawk Crash: NTSB Re-Creates Cockpit View, Traces Final Moments Before Fatal Collision

Описание: The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released a cockpit visual simulation illustrating the factors that led to last year’s deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Washington, D.C.

According to the NTSB, the simulation shows that it was extremely difficult for the crews of both aircraft to see one another in the moments leading up to the January 2025 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard as the jet was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

One animation depicts the final three minutes before impact from the perspective of the helicopter’s right-seat pilot. A second simulation shows the approach from the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 5342 as it lined up to land.

NTSB investigators also shared excerpts from the cockpit voice recorder, revealing that approximately one second before the collision, the final audible reactions from the flight crew were brief exclamations — “oh” and “ohhh ohhhh” — as the helicopter struck the aircraft.

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