Passenger flight from Wichita collides with military helicopter in D.C.

[DaFace]

Well, this is awful.

Reports: Inbound plane from Wichita collides with helicopter near Washington, D.C. airporthttps://t.co/4dpNJb8rqT #kwch12

— KWCH 12 News (@KWCH12) January 30, 2025

Up to around 70 people were involved between the two aircraft.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by VAChief

I know it would be expensive, but maybe it's time to begin to shut down commercial flights into Reagan, transition to just government and military air space.

Dulles and Baltimore would need to be expanded, and maybe another airport in either Northern Virgina or Maryland. The metro now goes out directly to Dulles. It couldn't happen all at once, but that traffic around the Potomac is crazy and their is only ONE runway where heavies can land.

I've only flown into / out of Reagan once, all my other trips out there have been into Dulles / BWI, but I was astonished to see all of the non-commercial flying going on around it.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Why does our media think its a good idea to stuff a camera and microphone in front of a person experiencing the worst moment in their lives? Nobody needs to see that shit.

For the clicks and attention

[Third Eye]

Originally Posted by VAChief

I know it would be expensive, but maybe it's time to begin to shut down commercial flights into Reagan, transition to just government and military air space.

Dulles and Baltimore would need to be expanded, and maybe another airport in either Northern Virgina or Maryland. The metro now goes out directly to Dulles. It couldn't happen all at once, but that traffic around the Potomac is crazy and their is only ONE runway where heavies can land.

You are probably right, but man, it's so much more convenient flying into Reagan.

[KCUnited]

Yeah I'm not watching that interview

What a terrible tragedy

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by RockChalk

I've only flown into / out of Reagan once, all my other trips out there have been into Dulles / BWI, but I was astonished to see all of the non-commercial flying going on around it.

I use that flight a lot from Wichita because it’s easy to get into Baltimore from DCA. Prayers to these families. I’ve been spending my time tracking down people I know that take that route. Tragic.

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Why does our media think its a good idea to stuff a camera and microphone in front of a person experiencing the worst moment in their lives?....

This x infinity.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by ChiTown

I use that flight a lot from Wichita because it’s easy to get into Baltimore from DCA. Prayers to these families. I’ve been spending my time tracking down people I know that take that route. Tragic.

My wife's cousin was originally supposed to be on that flight but she ended up changing flights to go back home (North Dakota) for a few days and grabbed a flight out of Grand Forks instead.

[RockChalk]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Why does our media think its a good idea to stuff a camera and microphone in front of a person experiencing the worst moment in their lives? Nobody needs to see that shit.

Clicks clicks and more clicks Most media gave up on any kind of actual reporting because half (or more) of the population doesn't have the attention span for it anymore.

[DaFace]

Continuing to read through discussions about this from people who actually know the aviation industry, it seems like the most likely explanation is that the black hawk said they had the CRJ in sight, but they were looking at the wrong plane.

It's hard as a civilian to understand how that can happen, and I have to imagine they're going to take a long look at standard practices in that area to ensure this can't happen again. Even if it's technically pilot error, there shouldn't be a situation where looking at the wrong lights in the dark ends up killing 70 people.

Just terrible.