What Black Hawk’s radio traffic reveals before one of deadliest mid-air collision in US history
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 31, 2025
Investigations into what caused the mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter are ongoing and the radio communications will be crucial in determining the cause.
Moments before the collision, ATC or air traffic control can be heard on their radio directing multiple planes taking off and landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
When the Black Hawk helicopter, with the callsign PAT 25 Memorial, approached the airspace shared with other commercial flights taking off and landing, the pilot requested how they wanted to be "controlled" in the . . .
