I live in Wichita and I am booked on that same flight in March. I dont know anyone with certainty that was on the flight but Wichita is a small
Place. Just tragic and hits a little too close to home. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Why Not?:
Awful. Not sure there’s a happy outcome for anyone involved.
There was originally a report that some had been rescued from the water, but that appears to have been bullshit. Guessing there aren't going to be many happy stories out of this. [Reply]
Man waiting for his wife at Reagan National Airport, who was on board the commercial plane that crashed with Blackhawk, tells local news that she texted him shortly before the crash.
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
I heard it was a training flight that wasn’t entered into the FAA ledger so the air traffic controllers were out of the loop.
We will all eventually get the truth of what happened.
Reading through the ATC transcript, it's almost certainly the helicopter's fault. They said they had a visual on the regional jet and were told to maintain visual separation. Obviously, they didn't. [Reply]
Man waiting for his wife at Reagan National Airport, who was on board the commercial plane that crashed with Blackhawk, tells local news that she texted him shortly before the crash.