DC plane crash: American Airlines pilot's heartbreaking final words before fatal flight

The past words from Jonathan Campos, the aviator of the American Airlines level that crashed successful Washington DC yesterday, person present been revealed by his family

The aviator of the American Airlines level told his household however overmuch helium was looking guardant to being unneurotic connected a cruise adjacent week successful his last words arsenic helium boarded the level earlier it crashed successful Washington DC.

Jonathan Campos' last words were revealed by his heartbroken uncle John Lane speaking astatine his location successful Brooklyn, New York. He said that the 34-year-old was 'living his dream' moving arsenic a aviator and had adjacent played with artifact planes erstwhile helium was a boy.

Investigators are seeking clues into this week's deadly midair collision, the deadliest aviation catastrophe successful the US successful astir a 4th of a century.

The collision betwixt an American Airlines rider pitchy and an Army chopper astatine Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport adjacent Washington, D.C, precocious Wednesday killed 67 people, including much than a twelve fig skaters. More than 40 bodies person been recovered.

Air clang investigations tin instrumentality months - oregon longer. Investigators person declined to publically speculate connected the origin of the collision.

The country implicit the Potomac River and adjacent Reagan National is present off-limits to astir helicopters to guarantee information successful the aftermath of the crash, the FAA said. Exceptions see craft for aesculapian emergencies, progressive instrumentality enforcement and aerial defense. Marine One, the statesmanlike helicopter, is besides exempt.

The restrictions are expected to proceed astatine slightest until the National Transportation Safety Board finishes its preliminary report, expected wrong 30 days. Two of the 3 main runways astatine the airdrome stay closed due to the fact that of the clang and betterment effort.

Terry Liercke, vice president and manager astatine Reagan National Airport, said 100 flights were cancelled Friday. The runways are closed to forestall planes from flying implicit the clang tract portion taking disconnected oregon landing. Liercke said they volition apt stay closed for astir a week, but that volition beryllium reassessed arsenic the betterment effort continues.

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