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Black Hawk Helicopter flying higher than max allowable- 3rd pilot named

Based on earliest available info- Had the helicopter not been flying at the reported altitude, this incident would, most probably, not have occurred

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/dc-plane-crash-update-helicopter-american-airlines-rebecca-lobach-b2690740.html

Conflicting information from plane’s black boxes

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board have determined the CRJ700 airplane was at 325 feet (91 meters), plus or minus 25 feet, at the time of impact, officials said at a Saturday evening news briefing.

The information was based on data recovered from the jet’s flight data recorder – the “black box” that tracks the aircraft’s movements, speed and other parameters.

The new detail suggests the Army helicopter was flying above 200 feet (61 meters), the maximum altitude for the route it was using.

The new detail suggests the Army helicopter was flying above 200 feet (61 meters), the maximum altitude for the route it was using.

I’m going to drive this point home

The plane, based on data recovered, was flying at 325 feet (plus or minus 25 feet) when it was struck by the Black Hawk helicopter. The helicopter was flying much higher than it’s maximum altitude for that route- or it would not and could not have flown into the plane at it’s correct height. Why was the helicopter flying as much as 150 feet higher than it should’ve been?

Preliminary data indicates the control tower’s radar showed the helicopter at 200 feet at the time of the accident, though officials said the information has not been confirmed.

“That’s what our job is, to figure that out,” NTSB board member Todd Inman told reporters when asked what could explain the discrepancy.

WASHINGTON (AP) The Army on Saturday released the name of the third soldier who died Wednesday when an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport in D.C.

Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, N.C., served as an Army aviation officer since July 2019. Her awards include an Army commendation medal and an achievement medal.

In a statement released by the Army, her family said she was a distinguished military graduate in ROTC at the University of North Carolina, and was in the top 20% of cadets nationwide. They said she had more than 450 hours of flight time, and earned “certification as a pilot-in-command after extensive testing by the most senior and experienced pilots in her battalion.

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