DC Plane Crash Air Traffic Control Audio reveals Moment -Controllers so disaster: ‘Tower did you see it?’

Air Traffic Control (ATC) sound from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines -Jet reveals moments before and after the controls witnessed the disaster unfolding.

The two aircraft collided in Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, around 10 p.m. 21 with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard the passenger jet, while three soldiers were inside the helicopter. A massive recovery operation is underway on the Potomac River.

In the Air Traffic Control Audio, a controller can be heard that directs American Airlines Flight 5342 to take track 33.

American Airlines aircraft, Army Helicopter clashes outside Reagan National Airport near Washington DC

The AA Pilot confirms that he can take track 33 and is ready to land the aircraft, a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 Regional Jet, called “Crj.”

The controller then instructs the helicopter, an army UH-60 helicopter Sikorsky Uh-60 helicopter, called “Pat25” passing behind the jet.

“Pat25, have you crj in sight? Pat 25 passes behind crj,” says the controller.

There is no answer to ATC sound food. Fox News has learned that the helicopter responded, but at another frequency a frequency for helicopters.

About 40 seconds later, soil traffic control warned the tower.

Reagan National Airport Crash: Military Black Hawk Helicopter Collides Midair with American Airlines Jet

“Tower did you see that?”

“Yup, we saw it,” says someone from the tower, and then the controllers begin the process of diverting flights.

“Everyone has your positions on the field right now,” says a female controller.

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“Fire Command. The accident happened in the river. Both the helicopter and the plane crashed into the river … he approached the runway 33,” she says.

“All runways are closed. No one is landing, no one is moving at all,” she says the fire command, adding that he has approval to use all taxis and runways for an answer.

“It was probably out in the middle of the river, says the controller.” I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven’t seen anything since they hit the river. But it was a crj and a helicopter that hit, I would say in half a mile from the procedure to 33, ”she says.

At the time of the crash, Reagan National Airport reported clear skies, visibility of 10 miles and winds that were maintained out of the northwest at 16 km / h and won to 26 km / h. The temperature at that time was 50 degrees.

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The army told Fox News Digital that the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, carrying three soldiers, was “from Bravo Company, 12.

Russian and American figurines were aboard an American Airlines flight.

The collision marked the first time there has been a crash that involved an American commercial flight since 2009.

Colgan Air Flight 3407, a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Buffalo, New York, stopped and crashed under a landing method near Buffalo Niagara International Airport on February 12, 2009. The plane threw into a house.

Fox News’ Greg Wehner and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.