'I saw a fireball': Shocking air traffic control audio captures moments before Washington DC plane crash Audio released from air traffic control when a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines commercial plane unveils harrowing details about the incident.
“Crash, crash, crash, this is an alert three,” one controller can be heard saying, as another then said: “'I don't know if you caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approach into 33.
According to reports, the American Airlines plane was actually just moments away from landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington when the incident happened.
US authorities believe that there are ‘no survivors’ after a commercial flight carrying 64 people and a Black Hawk helicopter ferrying three military staff collided mid-air on Wednesday.
It’s unclear whether this came from another pilot in the vicinity or another air traffic controller.
