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BLACK boxes that could reveal crucial clues about what caused the American Airlines plane crash have been recovered.
Investigators are probing how the collision that left 67 dead happened amid questions over staffing and close calls at the airport.
The passenger jet and a US Army helicopter plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC on Wednesday night after crashing mid-air.
Divers dredged up two black boxes from the passenger jet in the freezing water on Thursday.
The boxes record flight data and what the pilots say – and could be vital in offering clues about what caused the disaster.
A preliminary report is expected to be issued in 30 days, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
Both boxes were transported to one of the board’s labs on Thursday to be analyzed following the horror crash on Wednesday night.
It comes as…
- All 64 passengers are feared dead with at least 28 bodies pulled from river
- CCTV captures moment of the crash
- Chilling audio reveals the final moments of flight
- World champion figure skaters confirmed to be on board
- Figure skater shared final, tragic picture from inside the plane before takeoff
- Husband reveals wife’s final text from doomed jet
- Rescue efforts hindered by freezing & dark conditions with 12 hours before severe weather comes
- American Airlines CEO blames Black Hawk pilots
- Trump blames Obama and Biden’s DEI polices at FAA for crash
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- Passenger names beginning to be released, including teens, parents, and coaches
All 64 people on the CRJ700 airplane were killed, as well as the three crew members on the Black Hawk chopper.
Divers now aim to “salvage the aircraft” and find additional components.
Authorities have not pinpointed a reason for the collision, which happened as the regional jet was trying to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
But air traffic control staffing numbers were “not normal”, according to an initial Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report.
The controller who was directing helicopters was also instructing planes, The New York Times reported.
These jobs are typically assigned to two people.
Minutes before landing, air traffic controllers asked the incoming plane if it could land on a shorter runway at Reagan National.
The pilots said they could and controllers cleared the jet to land on Runway 33.
Flight tracking sites showing the jet adjusted its approach.
Less than 30 seconds before the crash, one controller asked the helicopter if it could see the plane.
The controller made another call to the chopper just moments later, saying: “PAT 25 pass behind the CRJ.”
But seconds later, the plane and helicopter crashed.
Former air traffic controller Michele Robson said instructions from air traffic control could have been clearer.
Washington DC plane crash victims
A mid-air collision between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter on January 29, 2025, left dozens presumed dead. The victims include:
- Captain Jonathan Campos, 34
- First Officer Samuel Lilley, 29
- Flight attendant Ian Epstein
- Flight attendant Danashia Brown Elder
- Spencer Lane, 16
- Christine Lane, 49
- Jinna Han, 13
- Jin Han
- Evgenia Shishkova, 52
- Vadim Naumov, 55
- Alexandr Kirsanov
- Angela Yang
- Sean Kay
- Peter Livingston
- Donna Smojice Livingston
- Everly Livingston, 14
- Alydia Livingston, 11
- Inna Volyanskaya
- Asra Hussain Raza, 26
- Michael Stovall, 40
- Jesse Pitcher, 30
- Elizabeth Anne Keys, 33
- Wendy Jo Shaffer
- Kiah Duggins
- Black Hawk crew chief Ryan O’Hara
She told Sky: “I would expect them to have specified the airline as well so that there wasn’t any confusion.
“In the dark in a city environment with lots of lights, and at that distance, I don’t think the helicopter would have been able to tell what type [of plane] the Airbus was that far away, so may have just assumed.”
It has also emerged at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport in the three years before the deadly crash.
A passenger flight had to abort a landing at the airport just a day before the tragedy.
Republic Airways Flight 4514 was forced to back out of touching down and had to make a second approach after a helicopter appeared near its flight path, the Washington Post reported.
Radio communications from Wednesday night’s disaster meanwhile showed that air traffic controllers alerted the helicopter about the approaching jet and ordered it to change course.
A newly-engaged pilot, a group of friends on a hunting trip, and teenage figure skaters were among the victims aboard the American Airlines plane.
Three soldiers on the Black Hawk, including a new dad from Atlanta, died when the military helicopter smashed into the passenger jet that had traveled from Wichita, Kansas.
The plane shattered into three pieces, and both aircraft sank into the inky black waters just before 9 pm ET on Wednesday.
Hopes for survivors quickly faded as rescue crews worked through the night in dark, cold conditions.
Authorities yesterday confirmed there were no survivors – making this the deadliest US air crash since November 2001, when 260 people died after a plane plunged into a Queens neighborhood.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said the pilot of the American Eagle Flight 5342 had about six years of flying experience.
The Bombardier jet was operated by PSA Airlines, a regional subsidiary.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter was flown by a “fairly experienced crew” of three soldiers who were wearing night-vision goggles on an annual training flight.
Officials said they were grounding other flights from the Army unit involved in the crash and would reevaluate training exercises in the region.
Police manhunt for ex-Cardiff and QPR star, 44, once dubbed Wales’ most promising footballer as he’s wanted back in jail
COPS have launched a manhunt for an ex-Cardiff and QPR star who was once dubbed Wales’ most promising footballer.
Leonne Jeanne, 44, has been “recalled to prison” by South Wales Police.
The former footy star was convicted of dangerous driving in 2019 after being chased by police at 100mph on the same road where his son was found dead.
He was later sent to prison for breaching a curfew.
Four years earlier, in 2015, he had been jailed for 30 months for his part in a plot to supply cocaine.
The police appeal said: “Leonne Jeanne. Age: 44. From Cardiff. Recalled to Prison. Give reference 2500002271.”
Two years ago, he was allowed out on day release from prison to attend the funeral of his son, who was among three people to die in a horror car crash in Cardiff.
Jeanne, then 42, was flanked by two police officers as he mourned son Rafel, 24, at the church service.
Rafel Jeanne and pals Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, died when their white VW Tiguan crashed near Newport, Wales, while Sophie Russon, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, survived.
Leonne had to attend the funeral in handcuffs as he served a ten-year prison sentence after being jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine.
His son Rafel and five friends had been enjoying a night out in Newport last month before vanishing at 2am.
Their car was found 46 hours later in the tragedy.
Rafel’s funeral was held at St Peter’s Church in Cardiff with hundreds of mourners dressed in black for attendance followed by a cremation service.
Father Leonne wore a blue Nike tracksuit and was seen handcuffed to a cop as he made his way inside the church.
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RTE star says ‘surely it was worth more’ after live DWTS blunder & brutal lowest score despite 12 HOURS in latex costume
TV chef Kevin Dundon has defended his dancing on DWTS — telling judge Brian Redmond his Shrek efforts were worth much more than just two measly points.
The 58-year-old’s routine with partner Rebecca Scott to I’m A Believer last week was blasted by judges as ‘more donkey’ than dance, and ended up with the lowest score of the night.
But what viewers won’t know is that he sweated inside his latest Shrek head from 9am on Sunday morning until 9pm after the show ended.
Kevin told us: “Putting on that latex head meant the heat couldn’t escape from my body. But it was worth it for the effect
“The producers had told me if I wanted to do Shrek they had a make-up artist who would come in and do me up. So I ended up in the chair for two hours on Sunday morning. It was comfortable but I was in that head all day.”
Despite a successful dress rehearsal, disaster struck on the live show that night.
Kevin said: “I missed my first step so Shrek went rogue for most of the dance.”
Worse was in store from the judges who branded the jive “a sticky, gloopy mess”.
He said: “I couldn’t believe Brian only awarded me two points. I spent two hours in make-up, getting made to look like Shrek, I wore a fat suit and I danced. Surely that’s worth more than two points Brian?”
Social media erupted when the chef survived the public vote and Ireland AM host Elaine Crowley was eliminated from the show.
However speaking to The Irish Sun, Kevin told us: “Some people say the public want me out but it’s the public that are keeping me in.
“Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I’d like to see them stand up here and dance on live TV each week. It was tough seeing Elaine going as she is a close friend.”
And Kevin claims he could go even further in the dance show with no eliminations this Sunday.
He said: “I’m thinking, if I can bring my scores up even slightly with the public vote, I might get immunity and you might have to put up with me until week eight.”
Following last week’s disastrous total of just eight points, for Dedication Week Kevin is dedicating his dance, a tango to Let’s Dance by David Bowie, to his wife Catherine who he has been married to for three decades.
He said: “It’s not often you get a chance to talk about the person you love, who stands by you. Catherine is the backbone of the family.
“We met when we were 17 at Blinkers nightclub in Leopardstown. Catherine was wearing a yellow jumpsuit and our first dance was to Bowie’s Let’s Dance.”
- Dancing With The Stars’ Dedication Week is on this Sunday night at 6.30pm on RTE One.
