A BAD radio frequency may have caused the horrific mid-air crash between a passenger plane and a military helicopter that killed 67, the National Transportation Safety Board has announced.
After analyzing data pulled from the bottom of the Potomac River, the NTSB was able to give a full timeline of the moments leading up to the crash.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy held a press conference on Friday and revealed what she believes may have caused the deadliest crash since November 2001.
She said the Black Hawk didn’t receive a crucial control message that was sent out just 17 seconds before it slammed into the American Airlines flight.
The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport air traffic controller issued an urgent warning to the Black Hawk pilot that a passenger plane was circling the runway.
However, once the NTSB pulled the data from the Black Hawk, they heard the message was muffled and had cut at the word “circling.”
The air traffic controller also begged the Black Hawk to “pass behind” the American plane, but the helicopter pilot may not have heard it.
Homendy said they’re still investigating the apparent discrepancy, including whether the data capturing the muffled radio was bad.
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