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

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

Sixty-seven people were eliminated when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday night. So far, 28 bodies have actually been determined.

Both airplane crashed into the Potomac River after the collision. Some 300 personnel were sent to the scene, however the rescue quickly turned into a recovery mission as authorities said there were no survivors.

Washington crash: Follow the current updates

Federal detectives have recuperated the black boxes from the guest jet, while authorities were still looking for comparable devices in the helicopter.

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

The detail, initially reported by the New York Times, has actually been confirmed to Sky News’ US partner NBC News by a source knowledgeable about the examination.

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It suggests a single controller was managing both aircraft and helicopter traffic in the area when the 2 aircraft collided.

It is allowable – but not optimum – for one controller to do both jobs, NBC News reported.

The American Airlines jet was bring 60 travelers and four team when it crashed with the Black Hawk helicopter, carrying 3 soldiers, shortly before 9pm regional time on Wednesday.

Flight 5342 was preparing to arrive at runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National when it hit the helicopter in among the most securely controlled airspaces on the planet.

‘Em ergency vehicles sped past me’

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

Hamaad Raza told NBC News his wife of 2 years, Asra, had “texted me [and] stated, ‘We’re landing in 20 minutes'”.

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

Trump makes unproven diversity drive claim

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

It has because been said there is no evidence to support the US president’s claim.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump recommended the diversity efforts had made flight less safe.

At a White House press briefing on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Mr Trump had signed a memorandum directing an immediate assessment of FAA employing choices made during the previous administration.

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

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

The tower usually has a controller who focuses particularly on helicopter traffic – but at the time of the crash, a source said, one controller was overseeing both plane and helicopter activity.

The FAA, which manages air traffic control service along with certification of workers and airplane, lacks a long-term administrator. Its previous 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 actually designated 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 tenure at the FAA.

Since beginning as head of the administration in October 2023, he was likewise forced to react to Boeing’s safety and quality issues, and worked to employ more air traffic controllers due to a lack of personnel.

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

” We have to have our smartest individuals,” he stated. “They have to be naturally gifted geniuses.”

Mr Trump added: “The FAA is actively recruiting employees who suffer severe intellectual specials needs, psychiatric problems, and other psychological and physical conditions under a variety and inclusion hiring initiative defined on the agency’s website.”

The American Association of People with Disabilities reacted to these claims, saying in a statement on X: “FAA workers with disabilities did not cause [the] tragic airplane crash.

” The examination into the crash is still continuous. It is very unsuitable 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 said after being sworn in last week, he signed an executive order which “restored the greatest standards of air traffic controllers”.

At a later instruction, he was asked if gender or race contributed. He answered: “It might have, I do not understand.

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