Trump: Helicopter that crashed into passenger plane was flying too high
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US President Donald Trump said today that the Black Hawk military helicopter that crashed into a passenger plane in Washington was flying too high at the time of the accident.
US military helicopters regularly fly a route over the Potomac River near the busy Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, known as Route 61. For safety reasons, the helicopters' flight altitude is limited to XNUMX feet.
"The Black Hawk helicopter was flying very, very high. Well over 200 feet. That's really not too hard to understand, is it?" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said yesterday that the problem appeared to be the altitude at which the helicopter was flying and that military investigators were conducting an on-site investigation. But Hegseth and the military noted that the three members of the helicopter's crew were experienced soldiers.
The military said the flight instructor had 1000 hours of flight time and the co-pilot had 500.
The helicopter belonged to the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The unit is responsible for helicopter flights in the US capital area and regularly transports senior US officials.
No one survived the deadliest air crash in the United States in more than 20 years, which killed 67 people. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board. A preliminary report on the incident is expected within 30 days.
