How did the DC plane crash happen? Experts tell The Post what may have caused the accident
The Post spoke to several aviation experts about a number of factors that may have contributed to the fatal collision.
A short runway and intersecting flight paths with precariously close altitude requirements may have played a role in Wednesday night’s deadly collision of an American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport, experts told The Post.
Officials have not yet provided any causal information behind the crash — the deadliest aviation disaster in the US in more than two decades — but Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday that the tragedy was “absolutely” preventable.
The Post spoke to several aviation experts about a number of factors that may have contributed to the fatal collision.