NTSB launches hearings on deadly Washington collision between a Army helicopter and American Airlines plane

Three days of the sessions of the investigation into the deadly atmosphere on Washington start in January on Wednesday and aim to reveal new visions about the reason for the crash of the passenger plane and the army helicopter that killed 67 people.

The National Transport Safety Council will ask about witnesses and investigators about how the actions of the Federal Aviation Administration, air traffic and army monitors have contributed to a plane crash in the country since November 2001. It is very likely that the Board of Directors will determine the case of the accident.

The American Airways plane collided with Witchita, as a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan’s National Airport and was the first in a series of accidents and near mistakes that caused the concern of officials and audiences traveling, despite statistics still showing flying in a state of transportation.

Rescue sets restore debris near the site in the Botomac River from a collision in the air between an American airline and a Black Hawk helicopter.

AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File

Investigations have already shown that FAA failed to identify a disturbing history of 85 near Reagan Airport in the years before, and that an army helicopter routinely flew around the country’s Capitol building with a major piece of specific equipment, known as the Ads-B Out.

Aviation lawyer Bob Kalford, who is working to file one of the first lawsuits against the government next month, said that he hoped that NTSB will look beyond the direct factors that shed light on the largest continuous fears in the crowded airspace in Washington.

“In this particular case, there is a much broader picture. These are the well -known problems that have been ignored around an inappropriate environment for commercial aircraft to move with military airline helicopters in the region.”

Although the final NTSB report will not be released until some time next year, American Senator Ted Cruz does not wait for changes. Provide legislation on Tuesday, which requires all aircraft operators to use both ADS-B models, or automatic automatic surveillance, and technology to broadcast aircraft website data to other aircraft and air traffic controller. Most of the aircraft today are equipped with AdS-B Out equipment, but the airlines must add the most comprehensive ADS-B technology to their aircraft.

“There can be no dual flying standard,” said Cruz. “We should not tolerate special exceptions to military training flights and work in the crowded air.”

The legislation will cancel the exemption of ADS-B transportation for the Ministry of Defense aircraft. FAA will also require the evaluation of the helicopter roads near airports and the General Army inspector requires a review of the army safety safety practices.

NTSB President Jennifer Humandi said her agency recommends this move for decades after several other incidents.

She said: “In 2008, we sent a message to FAA stating that the board of directors believes that equipping aircraft with ADS -B in power will provide – and I want to confirm this – an immediate and fundamental contribution to safety, especially during operations inside and around airports.”

Transport Minister Sean Duffy said that while he wanted to discuss “some amendments”, the legislation is the “right approach”. He also suggested that the previous administration “was sleeping on the wheel” in the midst of dozens of mistakes in the airspace about the airspace in Washington.

“In the past, people are satisfied – the leaders are satisfied,” Davi said.

Humandi said that the hearings during the next few days will be “a fact -finding.” In addition, NTSB will also publish thousands of pages of evidence of online crash on Wednesday morning.

The director of the Federal Aviation Department, Brian Bidford, said that he expects “some of the very uncomfortable talks for two and a half days,” but “they must be in light of a clear day – and we simply put the interest of the audience traveling before any of our personal interests, perhaps.”

Washington’s listening sessions will include members of the NTSB board, investigators and witnesses for the organizations participating in the accident. The panels will focus on the roads of military helicopters in the Washington region, the technology of avoiding collision and training of air traffic monitors at Ronald Reagan National Airport, among other topics.

Federal officials also raised their concerns about the country’s outdated country. The employee air traffic control system. During the crash of January over Washington, one console was receiving both commercial airlines and Holicopter aircraft at the crowded airport.

Duffy has announced a bill of billions of dollars to repair the use of control units in ancient technology such as flexible tablets.

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