ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The stays of all 67 victims of final week’s midair collision of an American Airways flight and an Military helicopter close to the nation’s capital have been recovered, authorities stated Tuesday.
“Our hearts are with the victims’ families as they navigate this tragic loss,” they stated in a joint launch from town and federal businesses concerned, together with the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers, Navy dive groups and Washington, D.C., police and fireplace crews.
All through the day, crews might be seen lifting massive items of the aircraft from the river. The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated it didn’t plan to supply additional updates from the scene.
Authorities stated early on within the effort that that they had anticipated to get well the stays of everybody who died. They’re focusing first on the jet and hope to get well the Black Hawk helicopter later this week.
Col. Francis B. Pera of the Military Corps of Engineers stated salvage crews on Monday have been capable of pull one of many two jet engines from the river, together with massive items of the aircraft’s exterior. They have been additionally working to get well a wing of the aircraft, which had flown out of Wichita, Kansas.
Sixty passengers and 4 crew have been on the American Airways flight, together with determine skaters returning from the 2025 U.S. Determine Skating Championships in Wichita.
The Black Hawk was on a coaching mission. Military Workers Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Nice Mills, Maryland; and Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, North Carolina, have been aboard.
Federal investigators try to piece collectively the occasions that led to the collision. Full investigations sometimes take a 12 months or extra, however investigators hope to have a preliminary report inside 30 days.
Wednesday’s crash was the deadliest within the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001, when a jet slammed right into a New York Metropolis neighborhood simply after takeoff, killing all 260 folks on board and 5 on the bottom.