DC helicopter/plane crash

[carolinarider09]

Just saw this on a Facebook News Feed.  Its not directly related to the title of this thread but it is worthy of note in that it concerns a civilian aircraft and a military aircraft.

From the link below:

Delta jet's near miss with military aircraft near DCA reignites safety concerns

A Delta Air Lines jet narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a U.S. Air Force T-38 military aircraft on Friday near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – just miles from the site of a deadly crash in January that killed 67 people.

Delta Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 bound for Minneapolis-St. Paul, had just departed DCA around 3 p.m. when a cockpit warning system, known as a Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), issued a “resolution advisory,” directing pilots to take evasive action.

“On that departure … was there an actual aircraft about 500 ft below us as we came off of DCA?” the Delta pilot asked air traffic control at around 3:18 p.m., according to audio captured by LiveATC.net. “Delta 2983, affirmative,” the controller responded.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2025/03/28/delta-military-near-miss-dca/82712187007/

[carolinarider09]

Another event.  Not an incident just a potential for one.  Involve passenger jet and several military jets.

From the link below:

Passenger flight and Air Force jet diverted from potential collision at DC airport

Some text from the link below:

(AP) - A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said.

Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday around 3:15 p.m., the same time four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon aircraft were inbound, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

The jets were heading for a flyover of Arlington National Cemetery when the Delta aircraft received an onboard alert of a nearby aircraft. Air traffic controllers “issued corrective instructions to both aircraft,” according to the FAA, which intends to investigate.

The Airbus A319 with 131 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants was embarking on a regularly scheduled flight between Reagan and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Delta Airlines said.

https://www.wistv.com/2025/03/29/passenger-flight-air-force-jet-diverted-potential-collision-dc-airport/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=organicclicks&tbref=hp

[Serk]

WTH?

DCA employee charged with assault and battery for air traffic control tower fight

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/air-traffic-controller-charged-after-scuffle-at-reagan-national-tower-00260941

Kite reportedly makes contact with United flight attempting to land at Reagan National Airport

https://www.foxnews.com/us/kite-reportedly-makes-contact-united-flight-attempting-land-reagan-national-airport

[carolinarider09]

Follow up report from the New York Times, dated April 27, 2025.

It is not, apparently, an official option from those investigating but more information about what and maybe why. 

Here is a link to the information.

https://thelibertydaily.com/female-black-hawk-pilot-who-crashed-airliner-made/

[HayHauler]

Follow up report from the New York Times, dated April 27, 2025.

It is not, apparently, an official option from those investigating but more information about what and maybe why. 

Here is a link to the information.

https://thelibertydaily.com/female-black-hawk-pilot-who-crashed-airliner-made/

Pilot ignored repeated warnings from co-pilot (15 seconds before collision) that they needed to avert and change course.  Sure seems like pilot error for the 67 lives lost in the crash.

Hay 
Jimmyt

[carolinarider09]

Just an update from something I saw on the news today.

Headline from the link below:

Two planes were forced to avoid a helicopter bound for the Pentagon Army Heliport

Some text from the link below:

Two planes had to perform "go-arounds" to avoid crashing into a military helicopter on Thursday at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), where a commercial plane and a Black Hawk Army helicopter collided in January, killing 67 people.

At about 2:30 p.m., air traffic control instructed a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 and a Republic Airways Embraer E170 to perform "go-arounds" at DCA due to a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter inbound to the Pentagon Army Heliport, according to statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The FAA said the Black Hawk was a Priority Air Transport helicopter.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-planes-do-go-arounds-avoid-military-helicopter-near-reagan-washington-national-airport

And there is this "thought" from the link above:

The aircraft "took a scenic route around the Pentagon versus proceeding directly from the west to the heliport" prompting controllers to call for two go-arounds, Politico reported, citing an email written Friday by Chris Senn, FAA’s assistant administrator for government and industry affairs.

[carolinarider09]

I found this link as well from InfoWars. 

https://www.infowars.com/posts/two-more-near-misses-with-black-hawk-at-reagan-airport-as-faa-steps-in/