During the investigations into the heavy aircraft collision in Washington, researchers came across an inconsistency about the information about the escape height of the machines involved. On Wednesday evening, a passenger machine from the American Airlines together with a military helicopter on the Capital Airport Ronald-Reagan-Airport on Wednesday evening. Both crashed.
The NTSB Accident Investigation Agency said that according to the data of the flight writer the passenger machine was found at an altitude of 325 feet at the time of the collision, ie about 99 meters – plus or at least 25 feet, ie 7.6 meters.
According to data from the control tower, the military helicopter was found again at an altitude of 200 feet, ie about 61 meters.
Researchers are going into opposition
How this discrepancy on the specified escape heights is unclear. But it is also provisional data. The researchers worked to investigate the objection, said it.
The NTSB representative Todd Inman emphasized that there were also different views in the team or this information should be published before the question is clarified.
Not all fatalities have been recovered yet
The collision at the US Capital Airport has been the most serious aircraft crash in the United States for more than 20 years. On board the crashed line machine, 60 passengers and four crew members were. There were three crew members on board the helicopter.
According to the authorities, all 67 people died in the accident. Not all fatalities have been recovered yet.
Source: Krone
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