Washington DC (DCA) accident

[edyvw]

Idk are you guys following this, but it seems as serious accident. Apparently CRJ-700 collided with UH60 BlackHawk on the approach to DCA.
There is video circulating on internet and unfortunately this is not looking good.

 

[dishdude]

American Eagle flight operated by PSA that flew out of Wichita.

 

[Elkins45]

Scary. I can’t count the number of times I’ve landed at DCA. Reports are saying both aircraft are in the river.

 

[edyvw]

Here is video:

 

[4WD]

Here is video:

Wow, RIP

 

[edyvw]

Scary. I can’t count the number of times I’ve landed at DCA. Reports are saying both aircraft are in the river.

Same. It is super busy airspace. Considering amount of close calls last several years, unfortunately, not surprising.

 

[MolaKule]

From Wichita Kansas FOX TV,

https://www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/rep...d-with-helicopter-near-washington-dc-airport/

 

[Nukeman7]

Link to American Airlines collision with Helicopter report and coverage.

 

[dishdude]

60 passengers and 4 crew onboard

 

[JavierH19]

May they all rest in peace. That video is gut wrenching to watch.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Very sad crash. Hopefully everyone will be saved and accounted for. I was up near that area in the summertime and I’ve got a ton of family in Kansas especially near Wichita so it’s even more chilling for me.

 

[I<3oil]

Saw that a bit ago. Very good possibility I could know people on the flight.

 

[loneryder]

This is very strange because helicopters have strict airspace rules in the DC airspace. And if it is a military helicopter, they are supposed to know every rule there is around there.

 

[Elkins45]

Same. It is super busy airspace. Considering amount of close calls last several years, unfortunately, not surprising.

I was coming into DCA on a bright clear afternoon about 15 years ago. We were over the runway and close enough to read signs on the ground when all of a sudden the pilot shoved the engines up to full power and made a hard climbing turn. I closed my eyes and gripped the armrests hard enough to choke a Sasquatch for about 30 seconds, but realizing I was still alive I opened them to see that we were over the terminal building with rows of parked planes beneath us.

After about a minute the pilot came on the intercom and said that a plane had pulled out onto the runway in front of us. He sounded less than pleased. We then made a big loop and landed without incident. It was unsettling to say the least.

 

[Pablo]

This is very strange because helicopters have strict airspace rules in the DC airspace. And if it is a military helicopter, they are supposed to know every rule there is around there.

That’s what I was thinking but…maybe we will never get the details

 

[Creekside]

That’s what I was thinking but…maybe we will never get the details

I doubt we'll ever hear the true/full story because of there being a military aircraft involved.

 

[dishdude]

I doubt we'll ever hear the true/full story because of there being a military aircraft involved.

The FAA and NTSB are very transparent, the investigation might take a while but I'm confident we'll get the truth when they release their final accident report.

 

[daves87rs]

Wow….

 

[Just a civilian pilot]

Very disturbing video of the collision.

The TCAS would normally give warnings to the crew but below a certain altitude ( 1000 feet on the Airbus ) it doesn’t provide RA’s ( “ level off, level off” or “ climb, climb” or “ descend, descend” type avoidance instructions ) , only TA’s ( traffic alerts ….” Traffic, traffic” but no TCAS commands to avoid ).

If ATC gives conflicting instructions to the pilots, disregard and follow the TCAS.

Too early to tell but I wonder what the TCAS was telling them.

We will find out what happened. I have no doubt about that.

Very sad.

 

[Pablo]

Training flight??