All of the “major” pieces of wreckage from the have been cleared from the Potomac River, officials said.
The recovered pieces were moved to “a secure airport facility for further examination and documentation,” the National Transportation Safety Board said on Saturday. The federal agency previously announced that what late last week.
It has been more than a week since the Black Hawk and commercial flight crashed mid-air, .
the American Airlines flight was traveling to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, from Wichita, Kansas.
At least 28 of the 60 passengers were , according to U.S. Figure Skating. Many of those included young Olympic hopefuls, their family members and coaches.
The Black Hawk was conducting a training mission from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, officials said.
It’s still unclear what caused the collision.
A cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered from the plane and taken for evaluation. All of the data from the plane’s devices is expected to be recovered, officials said.
According to the NTSB, the air traffic control display showed that the helicopter appeared to be flying at 300 feet at the time of the collision. That’s 100 feet above the 200 foot ceiling generally required under federal aviation rules for helicopters.
The board said it needed additional information from the Black Hawk wreckage to verify its flight track data.
