American Airlines pilot may have attempted last-minute move to avoid collision with Black Hawk: NTSB
The pilot of the passenger plane that hit a military chopper and crashed in the Potomac River may have attempted a last second move to evade collision, NTSB said at a news conference.
The CRJ was at 325 feet at the time of impact “plus or minus 25-feet” the NTSB revealed at the press conference, Saturday.
“There was a change in pitch,” NTSB board member Todd Inman said of the nose of the plane.
The correction is based on data stored in a recorder recovered by rescue teams.
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However, that maneuver was at the “last second,” and was not in time to avoid being hit by the helicopter.
