Two Birds down Helicopter and RJ commuter Washington, D.C.

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FAA said only one Air Traffic Controller was on duty.

Usually 2

Same person handling copters and planes!!!!

Possible radio channel differences too !!


FAA report says staffing in control tower was 'not normal' at time of deadly air collision near DC

ARLINGTON, Va. —
Staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not normal" at time of the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration.

"The position configuration was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic," according to the report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

One air traffic controller was doing work normally assigned to two people in the tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport when the collision happened, the report said.