What happened
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privacy data omitted And a privacy data omitted, collided in midair and crashed into the potomac river near Washington-Ronald Reagan national airport, DC (dca).
All 64 occupants of the CRJ-701 and the three soldiers in the army helicopter were fatally injured.
The black hawk helicopter was from the privacy data omitted. It was flying at low altitude over the potomac river along helicopter route 4 from north to south while on a required annual currency / proficiency evaluation.
privacy data omitted Took off from wichita airport, Kansas (ict) at 17:38 local time (23:38 UTC). Prior to descent, the flight crew briefed the expected arrival procedure for an ILS approach to runway 01 at dca.
-At 20:39 local time (01:39 UTC) the potomac approach controller cleared the flight for a mount vernon visual approach to runway 01. Four minutes later the crew contacted dca tower. The controller asked if the crew could accept a circle-to-land runway 33.
-After a brief discussion between the crew they agreed to runway 33.
-At 08:46:01 the tower controller called the privacy data omitted, advising them that a crj was at 1200 feet just south and over the wilson bridge circling to runway 33.
-At 08:46:29 the crew of the crj received a 1,000 ft automated call out.
-At 08:47:29 the crew of the crj received a 500 ft automated call out.
-At 08:47:39 dca tower called PAT25 asking them if they had the crj in sight.
-At 08:47:40 the crew of the crj received an automated traffic advisory call out ("traffic, traffic").
-At 08:47:42 the tower directed pat 25 to pass behind the crj
-At 08:47:58 the crj increased its pitch and a second later a collision occurred between the crj and PAT25.
-At the time of the collision the altitude of the crj was 325 ft (plus or minus 25 ft).
The weather at the time of the collision was reported as: (kdca 300152Z 30014G23KT 270V330 10SM clr 10/M07 A2990 rmk AO2 pk wnd 30033/0108 SLP126 T01001072)
The wreckage landed in the potomac river at water depths of 4-10 feet. Wreckage was recovered over a period of 8 days and brought to kdca hangar 7 for investigation and analysis.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED IN MIDAIR AND CRASHED INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON-RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, DC (DCA).
ALL 64 OCCUPANTS OF THE CRJ-701 AND THE THREE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY HELICOPTER WERE FATALLY INJURED.
THE BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER WAS FROM THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IT WAS FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE OVER THE POTOMAC RIVER ALONG HELICOPTER ROUTE 4 FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WHILE ON A REQUIRED ANNUAL CURRENCY / PROFICIENCY EVALUATION.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM WICHITA AIRPORT, KANSAS (ICT) AT 17:38 LOCAL TIME (23:38 UTC). PRIOR TO DESCENT, THE FLIGHT CREW BRIEFED THE EXPECTED ARRIVAL PROCEDURE FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01 AT DCA.
-AT 20:39 LOCAL TIME (01:39 UTC) THE POTOMAC APPROACH CONTROLLER CLEARED THE FLIGHT FOR A MOUNT VERNON VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01. FOUR MINUTES LATER THE CREW CONTACTED DCA TOWER. THE CONTROLLER ASKED IF THE CREW COULD ACCEPT A CIRCLE-TO-LAND RUNWAY 33.
-AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE CREW THEY AGREED TO RUNWAY 33.
-AT 08:46:01 THE TOWER CONTROLLER CALLED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ADVISING THEM THAT A CRJ WAS AT 1200 FEET JUST SOUTH AND OVER THE WILSON BRIDGE CIRCLING TO RUNWAY 33.
-AT 08:46:29 THE CREW OF THE CRJ RECEIVED A 1,000 FT AUTOMATED CALL OUT.
-AT 08:47:29 THE CREW OF THE CRJ RECEIVED A 500 FT AUTOMATED CALL OUT.
-AT 08:47:39 DCA TOWER CALLED PAT25 ASKING THEM IF THEY HAD THE CRJ IN SIGHT.
-AT 08:47:40 THE CREW OF THE CRJ RECEIVED AN AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ADVISORY CALL OUT ("TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC").
-AT 08:47:42 THE TOWER DIRECTED PAT 25 TO PASS BEHIND THE CRJ
-AT 08:47:58 THE CRJ INCREASED ITS PITCH AND A SECOND LATER A COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN THE CRJ AND PAT25.
-AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION THE ALTITUDE OF THE CRJ WAS 325 FT (PLUS OR MINUS 25 FT).
THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION WAS REPORTED AS: (KDCA 300152Z 30014G23KT 270V330 10SM CLR 10/M07 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 30033/0108 SLP126 T01001072)
THE WRECKAGE LANDED IN THE POTOMAC RIVER AT WATER DEPTHS OF 4-10 FEET. WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED OVER A PERIOD OF 8 DAYS AND BROUGHT TO KDCA HANGAR 7 FOR INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS.
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