{"id":2397892,"date":"2025-02-01T21:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T02:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-reveals-american-airlines-pilot-may-have-tried-last-minute-maneuver-to-avoid-crash-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T21:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T02:37:58","slug":"ntsb-reveals-american-airlines-pilot-may-have-tried-last-minute-maneuver-to-avoid-crash-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ntsb-reveals-american-airlines-pilot-may-have-tried-last-minute-maneuver-to-avoid-crash-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"NTSB reveals American Airlines pilot may have tried last-minute maneuver to avoid crash &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fntsb-reveals-american-airlines-pilot-may-have-tried-last-minute-maneuver-to-avoid-crash-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The National transportation\u2064 Safety board (NTSB) reported on a\u2064 tragic collision between \u2063an American Airlines plane and a\u2062 Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport,\u200c resulting in the death of all 67 people on\u200c board, including 64 passengers on \u2063the \u200bplane and \u2063three \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">service members<\/a> from the\u200d helicopter. During a press \u2062briefing, NTSB board member Todd Inman revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f-this-place-gdamn-liberal-fs-southwest-pilot-reportedly-caught-on-hot-mic-ranting-about-san-francisco-bay-area\/\" title=\"F*** This Place, G**damn Liberal F***s: Southwest ... ...ly Caught On Hot Mic, Ranting About San Francisco Bay Area\">airline pilot<\/a> may have attempted\u2062 a last-minute maneuver\u200b to avoid the crash, evidenced\u200c by a \u200bslight change in the plane&#8217;s pitch just before impact. The Board&#8217;s\u200b investigation indicated that \u200cthe Black Hawk\u2062 was flying more than 100 feet above it&#8217;s designated altitude but had been recorded at 200 feet, the \u200cmaximum allowed for \u200dits route at the time.\u200c Investigators are examining this discrepancy further to understand the circumstances leading to the collision, which occurred between 300\u2062 and 350\u2064 feet above ground. Recovery efforts have so far\u200d retrieved 41 bodies from\u2062 the Potomac River.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">NTSB reveals American Airlines pilot may have tried last-minute maneuver to avoid crash<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1965333\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board said on Saturday that the pilot of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/american-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">American Airlines<\/a> plane that collided with a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Black Hawk helicopter<\/a> earlier this week may have witnessed the incoming danger and tried to move the plane upward to avoid the crash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a press briefing where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">board members<\/a> of the NTSB revealed new information about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3305147\/potomac-plane-crash-rescue-operation-underway-near-reagan-airport-apparent-helicopter-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"collision\">collision<\/a> earlier this week that killed 67 people, board member Todd Inman spoke about the &ldquo;last second&rdquo; movement of the plane.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At one point, very close to the impact, there was a slight change in pitch, an increase in pitch,&rdquo; Inman said of the nose of the plane. &ldquo;That is something we will get you more detail on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The NTSB also revealed that, based on flight data, the Black Hawk was more than 100 feet above its designated height, with the collision occurring between 300 feet and 350 feet above the ground. The Black Hawk was not to exceed 200 feet in the route it was approved to take.<\/p>\n<p>However, data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">air traffic control tower reviewed<\/a> by investigators showed that the Black Hawk was at 200 feet at the time of the crash, the maximum approved height for the route. Investigators said they are looking into that discrepancy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what our job is &mdash; is to figure that out,&rdquo; Inman said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Late Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane carrying 64 passengers and a Black Hawk helicopter with three service members onboard collided just outside Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C., area, with the wreckage plunging into the freezing Potomac River. All 67 people died, and 41 bodies have since been recovered. The third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service member<\/a> on the Black Hawk was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3307991\/army-releases-identity-third-soldier-killed-potomac-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"identified \">identified <\/a>earlier Saturday after an initial delay by the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1965333\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1965333\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NTSB: American Airlines pilot may have attempted last-minute evasive action before crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2397893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/potomac-river-plane-crash.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35565,38144,49523,19475,49655],"class_list":["post-2397892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-airlines","tag-aviation-safety","tag-crash-investigation","tag-ntsb","tag-pilot-error"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/potomac-river-plane-crash.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397896,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397892\/revisions\/2397896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}