Recovery of DC jet wreckage begins as investigators review new information
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Just offshore of the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. It casts a large shadow over the effort to understand what caused the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter last Wednesday as a new phase of the recovery starts.
Just offshore from the towering national monuments of Washington, a tall crane now hovers over the Potomac River. It casts a large shadow over the ongoing effort to understand what caused the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter last Wednesday as a new phase of the recovery started Monday. Crews have begun removing large parts of the wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342, the regional jet whose fuselage came to rest upside-down in three pieces after running directly into an Army Black Hawk helicopter, taking the lives of everyone aboard both aircraft. It’s the deadliest US aviation disaster in more than 20 years. A jet engine was the first piece of debris to emerge from the frigid water Monday, slowly raised by the crane. Video taken from shore showed salvage workers guiding it gently to the deck of a barge. From a distance, most of the engine’s cowling and exhaust nozzle appeared intact. Here’s the latest on the recovery operations and the investigation into the cause: The salvage work begins after divers spent the weekend getting a view of what people on the surface cannot see – the full extent of the underwater debris field – developing a plan to recover the jet wreckage that they believe will take the rest of the week. Pulling out the wreck of the helicopter is scheduled to take another four days. But the US Army Corps of Engineers – which is managing the recovery operation – says the exact timeline cannot be certain because not all victims have been identified. If more human remains are found during the wreckage removal, they will pause.
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