Trump had blamed the tower: Significant development regarding the plane crash tragedy in the US
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that the black box containing critical flight data from the passenger plane that crashed into the river after colliding with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Airport in the capital, Washington, has been recovered. The black box, which contains flight data, is expected to shed light on the final moments and the cause of the crash.
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It is believed that there were no survivors in the crash near Ronald Reagan Airport, located near the US capital of Washington, where a passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and a crew of 4 collided in mid-air with a military helicopter carrying 3 military personnel before falling.
In a statement to USA Today, the NTSB reported that teams conducting search operations in the Potomac River have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, which play a key role in determining the final moments and conditions of the crash.
Stating that the black box has been taken to a laboratory for examination, NTSB spokesperson Peter Knudson noted that there was no other recording device on the plane and that teams are continuing their efforts to locate the recording device from the helicopter.
The black box, which contains flight data, is expected to shed light on the final moments and the cause of the crash.
TRUMP: "THE TOWER GAVE THE WARNING TOO LATE"
A passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and a crew of 4 and a military helicopter carrying 3 military personnel collided in mid-air and fell into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Airport, and authorities had announced that there were no survivors in the crash.
US President Donald Trump, in a press briefing regarding the crash, had stated that the Ronald Reagan Airport tower warned the helicopter at the last moment and that this was one of the reasons the crash could not be prevented.
Arguing that the air traffic controller issued the warning too late, Trump said, "They gave some warnings, but they were given very, very late. It was almost as if it were given a few seconds before the crash. We need to have the smartest and most psychologically stable people in these positions."