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Washington DC Plane Crash: Authorities Recover 41 Bodies After Mid-air Collision

Authorities have actually recovered 41 bodies after an aircraft crash in Washington DC.

Sixty-seven individuals were eliminated when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter clashed mid-air on Wednesday night. Up until now, 28 bodies have been recognized.

Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River after the accident. Some 300 personnel were sent to the scene, however the rescue quickly became a recovery objective as authorities stated there were no survivors.

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Federal private investigators have recuperated the black boxes from the traveler jet, while authorities were still looking for similar gadgets in the helicopter.

Meanwhile, in the middle of questions over how well the airport’s control tower was staffed on the night of the crash, it’s been validated that an air traffic control supervisor had actually let a controller leave their shift early.

The information, first reported by the New York Times, has been confirmed to Sky News’ US partner NBC News by a source familiar with the investigation.

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It implies a single controller was managing both aircraft and helicopter traffic in the location when the two aircraft collided.

It is permitted – however not ideal – for one controller to do both jobs, NBC News reported.

The American Airlines jet was bring 60 passengers and 4 team when it crashed with the Black Hawk helicopter, employment bring three soldiers, quickly before 9pm regional time on Wednesday.

Flight 5342 was preparing to arrive on runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when it collided with the helicopter in one of the most tightly controlled airspaces in the world.

‘Em ergency cars sped past me’

A guy whose spouse was on the flight has actually recalled how he saw emergency situation services “speeding past” as he was waiting at the airport to pick her up.

Hamaad Raza told NBC News his wife of two years, Asra, had actually “texted me [and] said, ‘We’re landing in 20 minutes'”.

” I was waiting and I began seeing a bunch of EMS cars speeding past me … method a lot of, [more] than normal and my texts weren’t going through.”

Trump makes unproven variety drive claim

Donald Trump has linked a variety drive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under previous federal governments to the crash.

It has considering that been stated there is no evidence to support the US president’s claim.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump recommended the variety efforts had actually made air travel less safe.

At a White House press instruction on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Mr Trump had signed a memorandum directing an instant evaluation of FAA employing choices made throughout the previous administration.

While Mr Trump’s claim appears to have actually been exposed, there are questions over staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport.

NBC News reported staffing in the air traffic control tower was “not typical”, according to a preliminary FAA report.

The tower typically has a controller who focuses particularly on helicopter traffic – but at the time of the crash, a source stated, one controller was managing both aircraft and helicopter activity.

The FAA, which controls air traffic control service in addition to certification of personnel and employment airplane, lacks an irreversible administrator. Its former boss Michael Whitaker stepped down on 20 January – the day of Mr Trump’s inauguration.

Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app Mr Trump has selected an acting administrator, Chris Rocheleau, in the wake of the crash.

Mr Whitaker had actually clashed with Mr Trump’s confidante Elon Musk over the SpaceX rocket launches throughout his period at the FAA.

Since beginning as head of the administration in October 2023, he was also required to react to Boeing’s security and quality issues, employment and worked to employ more air traffic controllers due to a shortage of personnel.

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At his instruction, Mr Trump blamed previous president Joe Biden for decreasing standards for air traffic controllers.

” We have to have our smartest people,” he said. “They have to be naturally talented geniuses.”

Mr Trump added: “The FAA is actively hiring workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions under a variety and addition hiring effort defined on the company’s site.”

The American Association of People with Disabilities reacted to these claims, saying in a declaration on X: “FAA employees with specials needs did not cause [the] tragic aircraft crash.

” The examination into the crash is still continuous. It is exceptionally inappropriate for the president to utilize this catastrophe to push an anti-diversity hiring program. Doing so makes all Americans less safe.”

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Mr Trump stated after being sworn in last week, he signed an executive order which “restored the greatest requirements of air traffic controllers”.

At a later briefing, he was asked if gender or race played a role. He addressed: “It might have, I don’t know.