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Gray Trimble of Fox Business talks to the member of the National Transportation Security Board, Todd Inman, on the ongoing investigation to discover the cause of the tragic Air accident of DC.
After a bomb report on the alleged air traffic control staff on the night of the tragic American airlines and the Black Hawk helicopter DC collision, The designated spokesman of the National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) of the incident warned that “many questions” about the events prior to the accident remain.
“Let me say this first: (we have) to remember that 67 people lost their lives … today it will be another day of the teams that come out,” said NTSB member Todd Inman to Gray Trimble from Fox Business on Friday.
“They are in the field. They are collecting data. They have started interviews. We have hundreds of people in this research,” he continued. “But the most important thing at this time is to obtain and preserve any perishable evidence so that every time we leave the scene, we can start the analysis of it.”
An internal preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), obtained by Associated Press, allegedly showed that the number of staff members working at the Air Control Tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia , It was “not normal for the time of day and the volume of traffic. “
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On Wednesday night, an American Airlines plane and an army helicopter collided near the Reagan National Airport outside Washington, DC, the 67 people aboard both planes are dead.
The NTSB member, Todd Inman, told Fox Business “we do not use the normal word to say,” when we discuss air traffic control personnel. (Getty images)
“We do not use the normal word per se,” Inman reacted. “What happens immediately after an accident is that a security review team begins to do just what we said, perishable evidence. And these are many different people from the FAA. The union representatives begin immediately to obtain information.
“So, what people are talking about is a draft of something, but it is a small piece of a very large puzzle. Thousands of data points,” he added. “Then, ultimately (led) to our recommendation on how to prevent this tragedy from happening again.”
The FAA’s report also stated that an air traffic controller was working in two positions at the time of the accident, when generally, the two tasks are divided between two air traffic controllers.
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“Airports are living cities and breathe. So, at any time due to the weather, due to traffic, due to any other problem, fluctuations could be seen from top to bottom. Now, is that an acceptable standard for the security? We will investigate that and are we going to find out.
Inman pointed out that the NTSB will closely evaluate evidence as cabin communications, unique sound recordings, spoiler positions, landing train, altitude tone, submerged electronics, rubble and even interviewing staff who worked with both airplanes.
President Donald Trump has also intervened in the investigation, Claiming through social truth That the army helicopter may have been flying too high, “well above the 200 feet limit” in DCA airspace.
Victims identified in a DC plane crash that involves Jet American Airlines and military helicopter (Getty images / getty images)
“I would be very careful with anyone who is listening to this to trust standard software speculation that is seeing online,” Inman said. “Our work is to obtain the absolute facts as we obtain these boxes (black) and analyze them, and observe more granular data, () we can give a much better image about it.
“In fact, I would ensure that there may be a difference of 50 feet in some cases and up to 100 yards for radar versus ADS-B, which is based more on the GPS. But it is not yet as precise as what is in the plane itself “.
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The NTSB plans “to take (its) time” in the investigation, promising to follow all the tests “whenever it is necessary to” reach the root of what happened on Wednesday night.
“We have carried out more than 100,000 aviation accident investigations, made 15,000 recommendations,” said Inman. “At this time, we have not found anything. But if we do, we will immediately tell the public. Our work is to prevent this tragedy from happening again.”
Greg Wehner of Fox News contributed to this report.
