Escoltadas por la policía, las familias de los 67 fallecidos en la colisión en pleno vuelo de la semana pasada se han reunido cerca del lugar del siniestro, a las afueras de Washington, D.C. Kris Van Cleave, corresponsal jefe de transportes de CBS News, tiene más información.

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A regional jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC.

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The families of the 67 victims involved in a recent midair collision gathered near the wreckage site outside of Washington, D.C. The meeting was under a significant police escort near one of the runways at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The tragedy involved aircraft Flight 5342, where one of the victims was co-pilot Sam Lilley. Efforts are being made to recover and identify the bodies, with 55 bodies already recovered.

Crew and equipment have been mobilized to manage the wreckage recovery while also considering the human remains. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that black box data showed the airliner was flying significantly above the permissible altitude for helicopter traffic in the area prior to the collision. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the air traffic control tower's equipment accurately displayed the helicopter's altitude leading up to the accident.

The U.S. Army has identified the crew of the helicopters involved in the collision, including Captain Rebecca Lobach. The helicopters were on a routine training mission, a standard procedure for maintaining pilot certification. Following the incident, the airspace around Reagan National Airport has been closed to helicopter traffic. CBS News indicates that five individuals were in the airport's control tower on the night of the incident, which included two air traffic controllers juggling multiple tasks.



Las familias de las víctimas de la colisión mortal en pleno vuelo visitan el lugar del siniestro

Bajo una masiva escolta policial, las familias de las 67 personas que murieron en la colisión en pleno vuelo del miércoles se reunieron a la vista de los restos, justo al lado de una de las pistas del Aeropuerto Nacional Reagan de Washington el domingo. Esperaba que estuviera en otro vuelo, pero cuando juntamos todas las piezas, era obvio que era él. El hijo de Tim Lilley, Sam, era el copiloto del vuelo 5342. Estaba comprometido para casarse. Quiero dar las gracias a los socorristas que salieron por la noche con el agua helada y la gente que estaban sacando. Estaban intentando recuperar a nuestros seres queridos. Los equipos pasaron el fin de semana colocando grúas y otros equipos clave para empezar a retirar los restos. Nuestro objetivo es levantar todo lo que podamos, teniendo en cuenta que también tenemos en cuenta los restos humanos. Cincuenta y cinco cuerpos han sido recuperados mientras los investigadores de la NTSB dicen que los datos de la caja negra indican que el avión volaba a unos 325 pies antes de la colisión. Eso es mucho más alto que los 200 pies establecidos por la FAA para el tráfico de helicópteros en esa zona. Según la NTSB, los pilotos de la aerolínea parecieron detenerse un segundo antes del accidente, y los investigadores están tratando de averiguar si las pantallas de los controladores aéreos indicaban la altitud real del helicóptero antes de la colisión. De la tragedia extraemos conocimientos para mejorar la seguridad de todos nosotros. Eso es lo que estamos haciendo ahora. Nos enfrentamos a la tragedia, pero tenemos que mejorar la seguridad. El Ejército ha identificado ahora a los tres miembros de la tripulación del helicóptero, incluida la capitana Rebecca Lobach, mientras conocemos más detalles sobre su misión de entrenamiento. Se trataba de dos pilotos experimentados y cualificados para volar en esta zona local. Esto es algo que han hecho muchas veces antes, y simplemente estaban volando en una misión de entrenamiento que se requiere reevaluar, al igual que cada piloto del Ejército hace sobre una base anual. Te reevalúan y te dan permiso para volar en tu área local. Ese helicóptero tenía dos pilotos y un jefe de tripulación a bordo. El espacio aéreo alrededor del aeropuerto ha sido cerrado a los helicópteros, y hemos sabido que había cinco personas en la torre de control del aeropuerto el miércoles por la noche. Eso incluye a dos controladores que CBS News ha sabido que estaban haciendo múltiples trabajos.

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