Fox News: Three Soldiers Were on Board the Black Hawk, ‘Sixty Souls’ on Board AA Jet

PERGRAM Tim Kaine the ░░░░░░░░ senator from Virginia says ░░░░░░░░ m closely monitoring the ░░░░░░░░ of the collision As ░░░░░░░░ await for more information ░░░░░░░░ am praying for all ░░░░░░░░ and the first responders ░░░░░░░░ the scene The other ░░░░░░░░ this has been mentioned ░░░░░░░░ times It was the ░░░░░░░░ of January 1982 when ░░░░░░░░ Air Florida plane crashed ░░░░░░░░ short of the 14th ░░░░░░░░ Bridge They were taking ░░░░░░░░ to the north it ░░░░░░░░ a very snowy day ░░░░░░░░ in Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ other words that s ░░░░░░░░ they were going up ░░░░░░░░ there were 78 people ░░░░░░░░ died in that tragic ░░░░░░░░ crash back just a ░░░░░░░░ bit more than 40 ░░░░░░░░ ago Trace Gallagher Chad ░░░░░░░░ we ll get back ░░░░░░░░ you in a moment ░░░░░░░░ stand by if you ░░░░░░░░ We should note here ░░░░░░░░ the military is now ░░░░░░░░ there were three soldiers ░░░░░░░░ board the Black Hawk ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ the way their condition ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ survived And when Chad ░░░░░░░░ about the airplane having ░░░░░░░░ people on board when ░░░░░░░░ says 60 souls it ░░░░░░░░ an aviation term it ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ they are alive or ░░░░░░░░ It is simply an ░░░░░░░░ term that says 60 ░░░░░░░░ on board I want ░░░░░░░░ bring in Jon Scott ░░░░░░░░ he s the host ░░░░░░░░ the FOX Report and ░░░░░░░░ s also a licensed ░░░░░░░░ Jon we ve been ░░░░░░░░ to some of the ░░░░░░░░ traffic control recordings What ░░░░░░░░ you hearing Scott Well ░░░░░░░░ I think you alluded ░░░░░░░░ it earlier Trey but ░░░░░░░░ traffic control at Reagan ░░░░░░░░ is talking to the ░░░░░░░░ crew it had a ░░░░░░░░ sign of PAT25 Now ░░░░░░░░ stands for priority air ░░░░░░░░ Fort Belvoir there where ░░░░░░░░ helicopter was apparently based ░░░░░░░░ flying out of and ░░░░░░░░ an early report handles ░░░░░░░░ as I said earlier ░░░░░░░░ the report handles the ░░░░░░░░ of defense flights and ░░░░░░░░ of the army flights ░░░░░░░░ choppers So it was ░░░░░░░░ was you know an ░░░░░░░░ PAT25 was the call ░░░░░░░░ and the tower is ░░░░░░░░ him if he sees ░░░░░░░░ regional jet and tells ░░░░░░░░ pilot of the chopper ░░░░░░░░ go behind the regional ░░░░░░░░ And almost as soon ░░░░░░░░ that instruction left his ░░░░░░░░ you see the collision ░░░░░░░░ appears to me from ░░░░░░░░ at the flight radar ░░░░░░░░ you know that the ░░░░░░░░ was lined up with ░░░░░░░░ 33 on final approach ░░░░░░░░ from the pilot s ░░░░░░░░ of the American Airlines ░░░░░░░░ everything was probably normal ░░░░░░░░ then you have this ░░░░░░░░ accident involving the army ░░░░░░░░ now Now I m ░░░░░░░░ trying to assign blame ░░░░░░░░ I am saying that ░░░░░░░░ tower was asking the ░░░░░░░░ if he could see ░░░░░░░░ jet and instructing the ░░░░░░░░ to pass behind the ░░░░░░░░ and that didn t ░░░░░░░░ Gallagher And Jon just ░░░░░░░░ clarity here we can ░░░░░░░░ in the video we ░░░░░░░░ see a plane take ░░░░░░░░ so we know that ░░░░░░░░ was taking off and ░░░░░░░░ runway apparently was clear ░░░░░░░░ that time We know ░░░░░░░░ the Flight 5342 had ░░░░░░░░ cleared to land at ░░░░░░░░ feet and so I ░░░░░░░░ you make a good ░░░░░░░░ the point being that ░░░░░░░░ plane was cleared to ░░░░░░░░ the runway appeared to ░░░░░░░░ clear and this pilot ░░░░░░░░ thought everything was good ░░░░░░░░ go Scott Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ think so You know ░░░░░░░░ on a runway like ░░░░░░░░ which is so busy ░░░░░░░░ s you know quite ░░░░░░░░ to send an outbound ░░░░░░░░ get them taking off ░░░░░░░░ runway 33 when there ░░░░░░░░ a flight coming in ░░░░░░░░ a couple of miles ░░░░░░░░ them And when you ░░░░░░░░ talking jet speeds you ░░░░░░░░ when they re landing ░░░░░░░░ 180 miles an hour ░░░░░░░░ something that s not ░░░░░░░░ great amount of distance ░░░░░░░░ you do see that ░░░░░░░░ take off on what ░░░░░░░░ to be runway 33 ░░░░░░░░ this American flight was ░░░░░░░░ up to come in ░░░░░░░░ them And then there ░░░░░░░░ this terrible terrible accident ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it really Jon ░░░░░░░░ stand by you ve ░░░░░░░░ invaluable if you can ░░░░░░░░ appreciate that.”