American Airlines pilot may have attempted last-minute move to avoid collision: NTSB
The pilot of the passenger plane that hit a military chopper and crashed in the Potomac River this week may have attempted a last second move to evade the collision, NTSB said at a news conference. The CRJ was at 325 feet at the time of impact “plus or minus 25-feet” the NTSB revealed at the press conference, Saturday.
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The NTSB has conducted interviews with air traffic controllers, including the lone controller working inside Reagan's tower at the time of the crash, a board member said.
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