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President Donald Trump on Friday asserted that the US Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday night's deadly mid-air collision near Washington, DC, was "flying too high".
Search and rescue teams work near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 31, 2025 21:48 IST
President Donald Trump on Friday said that the US Army Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday night's deadly mid-air collision near Washington, DC, was "flying too high", as new footage of the crash, in which 67 people died, surfaced online.
"The Blackhawk helicopter was flying too high, by a lot. It was far above the 200-foot limit. That's not really too complicated to understand, is it???" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
The crash occurred near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport, an area where US military helicopters regularly fly along a designated route over the Potomac River, with an altitude limit of 200 feet for safety.
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Nakul Ahuja
Published On:
Jan 31, 2025
