{"id":98797,"date":"2025-02-06T08:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=53657"},"modified":"2025-02-06T08:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T01:15:49","slug":"the-black-box-and-flight-recorder-from-the-crashed-dc-helicopter-and-plane-provide-crucial-altitude-data-that-may-help-explain-the-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/the-black-box-and-flight-recorder-from-the-crashed-dc-helicopter-and-plane-provide-crucial-altitude-data-that-may-help-explain-the-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"The black box and flight recorder from the crashed DC helicopter and plane provide crucial altitude data that may help explain the incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-53663 size-large src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/475862175_122133770282590861_8761843995855250420_n-819x1024-1.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"819\"' height='\"1024\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>The collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter stands as one of the most devastating air disasters in recent US history. Tragically, all passengers and crew aboard both aircraft are presumed to have lost their lives.\n</p><p>The American Airlines flight had 64 people on board, while the Black Hawk was carrying three military personnel at the time of the accident.\n</p><p>According to Daily Mail, the National Transportation Safety Board has disclosed that data from the flight recorder and black box of the DC aircraft may provide crucial insights into the cause of the crash, particularly through altitude readings.\n</p><p>Reports indicate that American Airlines Flight 5342 was flying at approximately 325 feet, with a 25-foot margin of error in either direction. Meanwhile, control tower data shows that the Black Hawk was at an altitude of about 200 feet.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-53660 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/AA1yc2m3.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"512\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Experts have not yet provided an explanation for the roughly 100-foot discrepancy in altitude readings. However, if the crash occurred at the reported altitude, it would have taken place higher than the maximum safe operating height for helicopters in that region.\n</p><p>Currently, investigators are working to recover data from the helicopter\u2019s black box, which was damaged by water after sinking into the frigid waters of the Potomac River.\n</p><h6>Ideally, this data will help clarify the inconsistencies in altitude measurements.\n</h6><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-53661 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/AA1ykhKw.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"432\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Discussing the ongoing investigation, Brice Banning, the lead NTSB investigator, stated, \u201cThis is a complex investigation. There are a lot of pieces here. Our team is working hard to gather this data.\u201d\n</p><p>He went on to reveal that data from the jet\u2019s black boxes captured the crew\u2019s verbal reaction just before the incident. As the aircraft\u2019s pitch began to increase, \u201csounds of impact were audible about one second later, followed by the end of the recording,\u201d Banning noted.\n</p><p>President Trump also weighed in on the crash, attributing the collision to the helicopter\u2019s altitude. He claimed that it was flying \u201ctoo high\u201d and \u201cfar above its 200-foot limit.\u201d Emphasizing his point, he added, \u201cThat\u2019s not really too complicated to understand, is it???\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>The collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter stands as one of the most devastating air disasters in recent US history. Tragically, all passengers and crew aboard both aircraft are presumed to have lost their lives. 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