When an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided earlier this week at Reagan National Airport, it sent shockwaves throughout the country. The midair crash occurred at approximately 8:48 in the evening, a couple of hundred feet above the Potomac River. As investigators work to unravel how this could have happened, circumstances regarding air traffic control, an overly busy airport, and human error combined to create a perfect storm that led to the deaths of all 67 people involved in the crash.
Thus far, a couple of concerns have been raised about the conditions that may have contributed to the midair collision:
Too Busy: Reagan National Airport is operated by the federal government and is set up to handle approximately 15 million passengers, but it has been serving close to 25 million.
Other Aircraft:…
