Reagan airport crash 1/29/25

[Brauee20]

What does PAT stand for?

Priority Air Transport. Big swinging DC dingaling's air taxis.

 

[ismith]

Priority Air Transport. Big swinging DC dingaling's air taxis.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

Nope, can’t say I am. I was with MTARNG from 2005 to 2020, so I’m sure we know some of the same people though.

I didn’t know that! Thank you for your service!

 

[kansasdad]

Fowl Plains, out of Great Bend, outfitters and hunting club announces having 7 members on board.

 

[Brauee20]

And yet, the helo speared the plane actually headed to land on 33.

Might modify what the helo pilot needs to affirm. Perhaps change Tower to be: "PAT25 multiple runways in use. I repeat, multiple runways in use with landing approaches underway. Traffic just south of (unclear) bridge is a CRJ at 1,200ft turning for Runway 33"

Brother have you listened to the DCA radio between 7-9 either side of the clock? They'll go to vectoring rotaries before they read them your TAF on check-in. You should be asking why an established route crosses a (final) approach.

I'm done speculating until I see the blackhawks flight data and their elevation. I still think it was a ceiling bust.

 

[SwaggyD]

Priority Air Transport. Big swinging DC dingaling's air taxis.

And that was in the chopper? And there was only 3 military personnel on there? What were they taxi-ing?

 

[ismith]

Brother have you listened to the DCA radio between 7-9 either side of the clock? They'll go to vectoring rotaries before they read them your TAF on check-in. You should be asking why an established route crosses a (final) approach.

I'm done speculating until I see the blackhawks flight data and their elevation. I still think it was a ceiling bust.

They busted ceiling and had eyes on the wrong airplane. Similar to PSA flight 182 I think.

 

[ismith]

And that was in the chopper? And there was only 3 military personnel on there? What were they taxi-ing?

Pilot, co-pilot and crew chief. Technically they don’t even need the chief to fly( or at least didn’t when I was in).