Last week’s air crash line in Washington, the most deadly in the United States since 2001 – NBC Washington

A week has passed since commercial jetlin and army helicopter have been confronted in the middle near Washington National Airport in Ronald Reagan, killing 67 people at the most deadly US aviation of 2001.

Even rescue crews continue to get the remains of the Potomak River, investigators are looking for answers for the incident.

Minutes before the crash to the next days of questions, here’s a look at the evening line:

January 29

Around 8:15 pm Flight of American Airlines 5342, with 64 people on board, began his initial descent into Reagan National.

At 8:43, from the airport tower, the controller asks the plane of the plane to pass from landing on track 1 to track 33. Nearby Army black hawk helicopter called PAT25 from the air traffic control flies south above the river. The sky is clear.

At 8:46, the controller broadcasts the Black Hawk crew to say that a passenger plane, called CRJ, is 1200 feet (365 meters) and walks to the runway 33.

At 8:47, as the two planes close to each other, the controller is again radio: “Pat25, do you have a CRJ in sight?” Then again: “Pat25, go behind CRJ.”

The helicopter crew is replied that the aircraft “is in sight” and requires “visual separation” with the input plane – which allows it to fly closer than it can be allowed if the pilots do not see the aircraft. The controllers approve the request.

About 20 seconds later, the excitement of the audio is heard. A flash appears in the sky and both planes fall into the river. After moments, someone says on the radio, “Tower, did you see this?”

In the coming hours, helicopters and inflatable boats light the offsprom in search of survivors.

January 30

In the morning, President Donald Trump tells reporters that there are no survivors and says it is not clear what led to the collision.

The names of those of the two fields begin to appear online, appearing on Facebook eulogies or statements from grieving families.

By noon, the bodies of all three soldiers in the helicopter were restored.

About 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) down from the scene of the crash, Dean Naoox, who patrols a descendant of the water alliance, finds pages from the flight guide, a piece of the aircraft wall and dozens of sugar packages stamped with the American Airlines logo On the Logo plane. He turns the objects to the FBI.

In the evening, they are restored and sent to the laboratories for evaluation of the aircraft for evaluation.

January 31

It rains when police boats combine a descendant of victims and investigators looking for clues for what happened.

Officials announce that Black Hawk’s black box has recovered and the flight data is being reviewed, along with the actions of the military pilot and the air traffic control.

More than 300 responded on stage throughout the day, including diving teams. By the afternoon, the remains of 41 people had been drawn.

The army releases the names of two of the dead soldiers: SGT headquarters. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28 -year -old from Lilburn, Georgia, the Chief of the Crew; and Chief Director of the Order 2 Andrew Lloyd Aves, 39 years old, from Great Mills, Maryland.

February 1

The rain is cleared. Coast security cutter, equipped with a crane, waits nearby, while members of the recovery team are inserted into the frosty water to continue demand.

At a press conference, investigators say they are trying to work out a non -compliance in the altitude between the helicopter and the airline.

Investigators say they hope the black box of the helicopter will help to match the differences. The box was conquered, delaying the retrieval of its data.

The army identifies the third soldier who died in the helicopter: Captain Rebecca M. Lobach. It is described by friends as “brilliant and fearless”.

February 2

Authorities say the number of victims whose remains have been restored has increased to 55 and they are confident that the rest will be found.

As demand continues, rescue crews are preparing to raise the remains of a descendant.

Colonel Francis B. Feather from the Army Engineering Corps says that divers and workers rescuers stick to strict protocols and will stop moving debris if a body is found.

The “decent recovery” of the remains has an advantage over everyone else, he says.

February 3

Rescue crews restore the engine and large pieces of airline fuselage and work to extract a wing.

Parts of the helicopter and the plane, which are pulled from the water, are loaded on flat trucks and taken to a hangar for investigation.

The victims’ families gather on the coast of Potomak.

February 4

At the beginning of the day, crews operating in torn conditions raise a number of large pieces of aircraft, including the right wing, the central fuselage and parts of the front cabin, the cockpit, the caudal cone and the rudder.

Investigators announce that they are exploring new data that can shed light on the mismatch of altitude.

Authorities claim that the remains of all 67 victims of the collision were restored and all but one have been identified.