As RedState reported, 67 people tragically perished on Wednesday night after a PSA-operated CRJ700 (contracted by American Airlines) collided with a military H-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The former was on final approach to runway 33 into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which sits just across the Potomac River from the nation’s capital.
Being a professional pilot, I offered my view of what I think occurred, with the caveat being that the NTSB will ultimately conduct a thorough investigation that could uncover other aspects of the crash. Here’s a bit of what I wrote.
People have noted how bright the landing lights were on the CRJ and asked how the Blackhawk managed to hit it. You have to understand, though, that the video that went viral of the crash was not the angle the helicopter was seeing. It was approaching from the side, and position lights,…