#army helicopter crash

[bucksboobs]

The callout of Taylor and helicopter accidents… in a single swoop we’ve made Helicopters the new Couch Theory

[onlytiktoks]

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[wherepond]

American Airlines and Black Hawk mid-air crash

American Airlines and Black Hawk mid-air crash explained (by Hoover @pilot-debrief rief)

This is the most well put together analysis of what went wrong when an Army Black Hawk helicopter hit an American Airlines plane mid air while on approach to Reagan National Airport.

NO, the Air Traffic Controller was not at fault. NO, this had nothing to do with DEI. (Anyone saying that is a moron)

YES, and unfortunately, the Pilot in Command in the Blackhawk lost situational awareness of the AA plane and, based on this well put together analysis, ran into the AA aircraft killing all onboard the airplane and helicopter. (He may have been mistakenly tracking departing AC on RW 01)

RIP to all those who perished.

And to the lames blaming the FAA, prior administration, ATC, DEI, or any other outrageous conspiracy theory. Get a life…

[svalleynow]

Former Sewanee Basketball Player among those Dead after Mid-Air Collision in Washington D.C.

Among the victims identified in the Washington D.C. mid-air collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk is helicopter pilot Rebecca Lobach, from North Carolina. The Army officially identified the pilot as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, is one of the three-person crew inside the UH-60 Black Hawk. Lobach was co-piloting the Black Hawk at the time of the collision on…

[news4fact]

Black Hawk Crash Victim Identified as Investigation Uncovers Altitude Discrepancy

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Army has officially identified the third soldier who perished in the Black Hawk helicopter crash that claimed 67 lives near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this week. Captain Rebecca Lobach, an aviation officer assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was among those killed when the helicopter collided with an American Airlines…

[ricisidro]

My deepest condolences go out to the families of all those who lost their lives in the collision between American Airlines Flight 342 and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH60L Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport, sending both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River.

#planecrash

[aakhirtak]

Washington Plane Crash: PM Modi Offers Condolences, Stands with US

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts A major midair collision occurred in Washington DC between an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter. All 64 passengers aboard the plane and three US Army personnel on the helicopter are feared dead. The crash happened near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, with both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River. Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

[sarinigar]

US Plane - Helicopter Crash: யாரும் உயிர் பிழைத்திருக்க வாய்ப்பில்லை என அதிகாரிகள் தகவல் | No Survivors In US Plane Helicopter Crash says fire chief

வாஷிங்டன்: அமெரிக்காவில் பயணிகள் விமானமும், ராணுவ ஹெலிகாப்டரும் நடுவானில் மோதிக் கொண்ட விபத்தில் யாரும் உயிர் பிழைத்திருக்க வாய்ப்பில்லை என அதிகாரிகள் தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். இந்திய நேரப்படி, வியாழக்கிழமை இரவு வரை 30 பேரின் உடல்கள் மீட்கப்பட்டதாக களத்தில் உள்ள அமெரிக்க செய்தி நிறுவனங்கள் தெரிவித்துள்ளன. அமெரிக்காவின் வாஷிங்டன் டிசியில் 64 பேருடன் சென்ற அமெரிக்கன் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் விமான நிறுவனத்தின் பயணிகள்…

[jasminewilson143]

Washington DC Plane Crash: Deadly Midair Collision Over Potomac River

Washington DC Plane Crash, has been rocked by the terrible midair collision between a US Army helicopter and a passenger plane. Rescue crews are fighting for time in frigid temperatures after the tragic incident that occurred across the Potomac River has already taken several lives. Here is what we currently know. What Happened? At approximately 9:00 PM local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, a PSA…

[rorygilmre]

kind of irks me that 60+ people just died because of the plane crash in the potomac river and most of what i’m seeing online is this tragedy being turned into a political headline. sure, i’m sure cutting funding to air traffic control and TSA didn’t help prevent this situation and we don’t like who the president is… but that is NOT the point here. 60+ people just died in the largest commercial aircraft crash since 2009. people just lost loved ones and friends, mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers. this kind of mass casualty event is not part of the political chess game, it’s not a pawn to play or a sound bite for them to post. this is what it is - an unfathomable, unspeakable tragedy. i don’t want the focus on anything except the victims.

[wilwheaton]

The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk, who’s company SpaceX is regulated by the agency. Musk publicly called on Whitaker to resign after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes. And now the power vacuum at the agency is coming into sharp focus after an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet Wednesday evening in Washington, DC, killing everyone on board. At a press conference Thursday with rescue officials, newly confirmed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ignored reporters’ questions about whether the FAA had an acting director in place to help manage the crisis.

The FAA will be forced to oversee the investigation of a fatal plane crash without a chief administrator.

[rcmclachlan]

I'd love to hear Dana and Nico discussing Tommy's latest bout of insanity with a probie if you're up for it

"... appears the LAFD helicopter is now leading the Army on a chase..."

The very moment KTLA reporter Chris Wolf says 'chase', the entire hangar erupts into pained groans and shouts of disbelief mixed with fury, plus one enthusiastic whoop that is collectively ignored in favor of the massive white board that DeJong and Goodell rolled out of Captain Ribeiro's office about ten seconds after Kinard escaped with the AW139.

The board is a veritable rainbow of imagination, mostly because it's covered in sticky notes of various colors, and standing in front of it is the most unforgiving authority figure most of the crew have seen since grade school.

"All right, assholes, shut up!" Donato shouts, then consults the board. The hangar falls silent, waiting. "Right now Myers is in the lead with 118 shenanigans, government fuckery, and a high-octane chase, but since Nguyen also bet on 118 shenanigans and a chase that would specifically involve MH-6Ms, Myers, you may have to split the pot."

Myers grudgingly nods. Nguyen discreetly pumps her fist.

Meanwhile, their two-week old probie Mona—who was given the nickname "Idol" after Kelley accidentally pronounced her name as 'Mony' and got the song stuck in everyone's head for days, despite not being old enough to know who Billy Idol even is—takes in the tableau with wide eyes. "Is this, uh, legal?"

"In the state of California? Nah." Nico shrugs, then bites into an unpeeled grapefruit like an apple. "But here? It's fine. You stick around long enough and you'll make some serious cash. Goodell made almost five grand with the cruise ship thing."

Mona stares. "And Cap allows this?"

"Allows it? Who do you think made the first bet?" Nico points to where their illustrious captain is perusing the board with annoyance clinging to his shoulders like a cloak, muttering under his breath.

"Anytime Kinard pulls something like this, we wheel out the board," Dana says, coming to stand on Mona's other side, surveying the pandemonium.

"D-Did you place a bet?"

Nico snorts. "Dane's not allowed to bet anymore. She's dead on the money every time."

"Not every time," Dana demures.

"Okay, but no one could've seen the elephant tusk thing coming." At Mona's wild-eyed look, Nico clarifies, "poacher plane over Channel Island. Kinard brought it down."

With the way everyone's clustered around Donato and the board, holding various sticky pads in the air and waving them around, it looks like the stock market is crashing and everyone's about to dump their shares.

"Oh, speaking of." Dana scrapes at something under her thumbnail. "Did you change the sign?"

Nico says through a mouthful of rind, "I think Donato did."

"The sign?" Mona echoes faintly.

With a nail sharper than any of the steak knives in the communal kitchen, Dana points to the professionally made sign hanging next to the weight room door.

__ DAYS SINCE KINARD LAST TAUNTED GOD.

The '32' that had been sitting pretty at the front of it for the last month has been flipped back to '0'.

"T-This happens often enough for a sign?" Mona looks a little dizzy, and Dana wants to tell her that if she can't cope with a co-worker stealing municipal property and pissing off the government from time to time, she's probably not cut out for Los Angeles. But Captain Ribeiro suggested on Dana's last evaluation to keep her often-correct opinions to herself, if only to keep morale high, so she says nothing.

Nico does for her. "Ever since Kinard started seeing Buckley? Yeah."

"Buckley?"

"Human dalmatian and resident heroic dumbass at the 118," Dana explains. "He and Kinard have an on-again-off-again thing going on that threatens the populace on a bi-monthly basis. If they ever do manage to figure out their shit, it'll take out half the city."

Mona squints at the TV, where the AW139 goes into a perfect hammerhead before slipping past the Figueroa at Wilshire with the grace of a shadow, leaving the MH-6M floundering in mid-air, and everyone clustered around the board starts shouting and waving their sticky notes again.

"And this is.... on again?"

"At this point, no one knows or cares. Kinard has always been certifiable; he'd been looking for an excuse to get worse." Dana glances at the TV. The AW139 banks up, executes a textbook barrel roll, and then disappears out of the range of the KTLA's camera.

"Holy BLEEP, did you see that?!" Chris Wolf cries.

"It's a shame I never really got to talk to him much," Mona says, a little forlorn. "I would've loved to learn from him."

Nico turns a confused look on her. "You still can? He's not dead."

"I mean, he's gonna be arrested and fired, right?"

At that, Dana presses the backs of her fingers to her mouth to hide a chuckle. "Oh, Idol, you're sweet. Kinard'll gently bully that out of you when he's back on Tuesday."

[news4fact]

Potomac River Collision: American Airlines Jet and Army Helicopter Crash Near Washington Airport, Dozens Feared Dead

WASHINGTON: A catastrophic Potomac River collision between an American Airlines regional jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night has left scores feared dead, authorities confirmed. The aircraft, carrying 64 passengers and crew, collided mid-air during the jet’s approach to land, plunging into the icy river amid freezing temperatures and…

[aakhirtak]

US Plane, Army Chopper Collision Near Washington Kills 19

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts A US passenger jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided near Washington, killing 19 people. The passenger plane had 64 onboard, while the military helicopter carried 3 soldiers. Both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Donald Trump questioned why the helicopter did not alter its path before the collision. FAA…

[rocketbirdie]

listen i am obsessed with this single line of dialogue. it's a Final Fantasy game full of people named crazy shit like GENESIS RHAPSODOS and WEISS THE IMMACULATE and then there's this dude. some random ass guy from the in-game lore equivalent of rural Louisiana whose name may as well be Jim.

And Jim Has Seen It All. he fell 300 meters and crashed through the roof of a church and he walked it off like it was nothing. he's seen his mentor grow one single wing and take to the skies majestically like an albatross. he survived when an alien brain fungus consumed his coworker's consciousness spurring the guy to commit arson and a small genocide. fresh outta high school he's abducted by scientists and trapped in a large petri dish for four years. he escapes and then singlehandedly mows down an entire goddamn army of hundreds of troopers and gets shot like at least twenty times. he tears a metal tree out of the ground and chucks it at a helicopter like a toy shovel, acting cool about it. "ugh mondays am i right? haha"

the rapture is coming. the sky has ripped open like a wrestler's t-shirt and everyone is mourning their impending doom and Jim is just like "it'll be fine lol" but then SEPHIROTH arrives and shoves him into a wormhole. he wanders the empty backstage of reality, and only then does he start to slightly freak out just a tiny bit. no problem. hop in hop out, quick boss battle against the brain fungus coworker, easy peasy. he gets savewarped to another universe, kinda annoying but he can deal, he thinks.

But now there's a fucking meteor crashing down on top of him. And finally, finally— Jim cracks. He can't handle this. What the actual fuck is my life, he finally wonders. "What the hell is going on!?" he finally asks.