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Authorities have recovered 41 bodies after a plane crash in Washington DC.

Sixty-seven people were eliminated when an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday night. Up until now, 28 bodies have been recognized.

Both airplane crashed into the Potomac River after the collision. Some 300 personnel were sent to the scene, but the rescue quickly turned into a healing mission as officials stated there were no survivors.

Washington crash: Follow the most recent updates

Federal private investigators have actually recovered the black boxes from the traveler jet, while authorities were still searching for comparable devices in the helicopter.

Meanwhile, amidst concerns over how well the airport's control tower was staffed on the night of the crash, it's been validated that an air traffic control supervisor had actually let a controller leave their shift early.

The detail, first reported by the New york city Times, has been verified to Sky News' US partner NBC News by a source knowledgeable about the investigation.

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It indicates a single controller was handling both aircraft and in the area when the 2 aircraft collided.

It is allowed - but not optimum - for one controller to do both jobs, NBC News reported.

The American Airlines jet was bring 60 guests and four crew when it crashed with the Black Hawk helicopter, bring 3 soldiers, quickly before 9pm local time on Wednesday.

Flight 5342 was preparing to arrive on runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport when it hit the helicopter in one of the most firmly managed airspaces worldwide.

'Em ergency cars sped past me'

A man whose spouse was on the flight has remembered how he saw emergency services "speeding past" as he was waiting at the airport to pick her up.

Hamaad Raza told NBC News his spouse of 2 years, Asra, employment had actually "texted me [and] said, 'We're landing in 20 minutes'".

" I was waiting and I began seeing a lot of EMS cars speeding past me ... way a lot of, [more] than regular and my texts weren't going through."

Trump makes unproven variety drive claim

Donald Trump has linked a diversity drive at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under previous federal governments to the crash.

It has given that been said there is no evidence to support the US president's claim.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday, Mr Trump recommended the diversity efforts had actually made air travel less safe.

At a White House press instruction on Friday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Mr Trump had actually signed a memorandum directing an instant evaluation of FAA working with choices made during the previous administration.

While Mr Trump's claim appears to have actually been exposed, there are questions over staffing at Reagan Washington National Airport.

NBC News reported staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not typical", according to an initial FAA report.

The tower generally has a controller who focuses specifically on helicopter traffic - but at the time of the crash, a source said, one controller was supervising both plane and helicopter activity.

The FAA, which controls air traffic control service along with certification of personnel and aircraft, lacks a long-term administrator. Its former boss Michael Whitaker stepped down on 20 January - the day of Mr Trump's inauguration.

Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app Mr Trump has appointed an acting administrator, employment Chris Rocheleau, in the wake of the crash.

Mr Whitaker had actually clashed with Mr Trump's confidante Elon Musk over the SpaceX rocket launches during his period at the FAA.

Since starting as head of the administration in October 2023, he was likewise forced to respond to Boeing's security and quality issues, and worked to hire more air traffic controllers due to a scarcity of personnel.

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At his rundown, Mr Trump blamed former president Joe Biden for lowering standards for air traffic controllers.

" We need to have our smartest individuals," he stated. "They have to be naturally gifted geniuses."

Mr Trump included: "The FAA is actively recruiting employees who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other psychological and physical conditions under a variety and inclusion hiring effort spelled out on the agency's site."

The American Association of People with Disabilities reacted to these claims, stating in a declaration on X: "FAA workers with specials needs did not trigger [the] tragic aircraft crash.

" The examination into the crash is still continuous. It is extremely improper for the president to utilize this catastrophe to push an anti-diversity hiring program. Doing so makes all Americans less safe."

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Mr Trump stated after being sworn in last week, he signed an executive order which "brought back the highest standards of air traffic controllers".

At a later briefing, he was asked if gender or race contributed. He answered: "It may have, I do not understand.