RSSController did not warn plane’s pilot prior to crash
From: The Washington Times stories: Politics | August 15, 2009
An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, federal safety officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with a New York City tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people. The controller handling the plane and his supervisor at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at the time of last Saturday’s accident have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report that the …
Controller did not warn plane’s pilot prior to crash
From: The Washington Times stories: Politics | August 15, 2009
An air traffic controller making a personal phone call initially failed to warn a small plane of other aircraft in its path and then tried unsuccessfully to contact the pilot, federal safety officials said Friday. Moments later, the plane collided with a New York City tour helicopter over the Hudson River, killing nine people. The controller handling the plane and his supervisor at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey at the time of last Saturday’s accident have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report that the …
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