Washington DC plane crash live updates: rescuers search for survivors after passenger jet and helicopter collide
1/30/2025
Audio shows no response from helicopter after air traffic control warnings - CNN
Moments before the crash, an air traffic controller can be heard asking the helicopter if it has the American Airlines passenger jet "in sight", according to CNN.
Another warning is given by air traffic control and seconds later the collision happens.
The audio was published Live ATC, a site that focuses on aviation communications for more than 1,200 airports. It has not been verified by the BBC.
The audio does not appear to include any response from the helicopter to the warnings from air traffic control.