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President Trump stated on Friday the military helicopter involved in a Fatal collision outdoors Near Washington, DC, he was “flying too high.”
“Blackhawk’s helicopter flew too high, by far. It was far above the 200 -foot limit. This is not too complicated to understand, right?” Trump published in the social truth.
More than 60 people died after an American AirlinesThe flight collided withWith a helicopter Black Hawk UH-60 on his latest approach to Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, he goes on Wednesday night.
The New York Times was reported on Thursday That the helicopter was supposed to fly to the ground at the time of the accident, citing four people who reported on the subject. The Times reported that the helicopter had requested permission to use a route that would have allowed him to fly not more than 200 feet.
The National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) and the Pentagon are investigating the cause of the fall.
Since the collision took place on Wednesday night, Trump has hesitated between arguing the helicopter May have been to blame In the incident and claim diversity efforts In hiring air traffic controllers may have played a role.
“The helicopter people should have seen where they were going,” Trump told journalists on Thursday In the White House. “What did the helicopter do on this track? Very sad. But visually, someone should have seen and remove that helicopter offside and should have been at a different height.”
But Trump has it too Suggested repeatedly Without evidence that efforts to hire diverse individuals, including disability, had weak the safety of federal aviation.
“We want the most competent people, whatever the race. … if they do not have a great brain, a great power of the brain, they will not be very good in what they do, “he said.
The president too signed a note on Thursday To end diversity, equity and inclusion practices (DEI) in the aviation sector and evaluate the safety of airlines, as well as an executive order to appoint a new head of the federal aviation administration (FAA), following the incident.
