Senator Ted Cruz revealed that the Army Blackhawk helicopter involved in a fatal collision with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River last month was flying with its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system turned off. All 67 people on board both aircraft were killed in the incident near Reagan National Airport. While military aircraft are allowed to fly without ADS-B, Cruz questioned the justification for doing so during a training mission. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy stated that investigators are still determining whether the helicopter was even equipped with the technology.
The Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters Thursday following a closed door briefing by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.All 67 people on the two aircraft were killed when they collided near Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.
whether or not the helicopter actually had their ADSP-out turned on. It sounds like it might not have been turned on, but the Army was very clear that the equipment was actually is installed in the aircraft.'Still, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters the agency's investigators had not confirmed whether the chopper was even equipped with the technology.'We don't know that at this time,' Homendy said before describing the helicopter crew's mission.
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