The Black Hawk helicopter involved in a collision with an American Airlines plane had been warned twice by air traffic control about the aircraft’s presence, with the first alert coming at least two minutes before the tragic incident, according to a report by The New York Post.
Aviation experts analyzed radio transmissions from the mid-air collision that resulted in the deaths of 64 passengers aboard the commercial flight and three soldiers in the helicopter. The Washington Post noted that a soldier aboard the Black Hawk had requested “visual separation,” meaning the helicopter crew believed they could safely maintain distance from the plane they had in sight. Air traffic control approved the request on both occasions.
At approximately 8:48 p.m., just 12 seconds after the second alert from the control tower, the helicopter and the passenger plane collided. According to aviation specialists who reviewed the recorded communications, these alerts indicate that the helicopter crew had ample time to adjust course and avoid the collision. However, experts suggest the crew may have been focused on another aircraft in their field of vision rather than the American Airlines plane they ultimately struck.
“If he was looking at the right airplane, he wouldn’t have hit him,” retired National Transportation Safety Board investigator Scott Dunham told The Washington Post. “They were miles apart. … The resolution literally takes seconds.”
Flight data revealed that another plane was located behind the American Airlines aircraft, positioned about 11 miles away from the Black Hawk. Dunham explained that differentiating between the two planes may have been challenging at night, particularly if the second aircraft appeared visually similar to the American Airlines flight arriving from Wichita.
DEI at the CIA and ATC
do we know who the ATC was that approved that? have you seen him or her? that will answer my questions
I’ve read a lot of comments on other articles that sound like conspiracy theorists, and I’m beginning to think they might be right. Like the first commentor though, I also think that DEI in the control tower was probably the ultimate cause. All the air traffic controller had to do was tell the pilot of the helicopter to go on a different heading or simply hold position. Had he done that and the helicopter pilot continued his course then I’d be pretty convinced it was deliberate. The Air Traffic Controller is supposed to CONTROL THE TRAFFIC, not let them go on their own way, especially at night.
Another reason I will never fly commercial again.
They know who it was, they have the recordings of him telling the copter to go on his own.