The heartbreaking last words of a pilot who allowed his kids fly before the crash

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Monica Pop
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Most crashes happen because of human negligence. When we board a plane, we put the safety of our lives in the hands of the pilot and hope they would do their job just perfectly.

The truth is that over the years the world witnessed horrific plane crashes that could be easily avoided had it not been for the mistakes made by the pilots.

Aeroflot Flight 593, 1994

The tragic crash of this plane happened on March 23, 1994, during an Aeroflot flight travelling from Moscow to Kong Kong. The number of people killed was 75 – every person on board – when the plane crashed down in Siberia.

It was later determined that the cause of the crash was the decision made by the relief pilot, second in command to the co-pilot, Yaroslav Kudrinsky, to invite his children to play with the plane’s controls.

Yana, 12, and Eldar, 15, were at the cockpit and allowed to sit in the captain’s chair. They played with the controls while they were disabled since the plane was in autopilot mode. But when Eldar held the control column down for a full 30 seconds, it forced the system back into manual.

When the captain and the co-pilots realized what happened and tried to take over the control, it was already too late. The Airbus A310, unable to withstand the force, began to lose altitude rapidly.

Panicking, Yaroslav told his children to leave the cockpit. “Go to the back! Go to the back, Eldar!” he shouted. “You see the danger, don’t you?”

The black box recording showed the fear in Yaroslav’s voice as he could be heard saying, “Get out now! All is normal.” However, regaining control over the aircraft was impossible at that point.

The plane crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range.

TransAsia Airways Flight 235, 2015

It was in February 2015 when TransAsia Airways Flight 235 tragically collided with a highway bridge in Taiwan before plunging into the Keelung River.

The accident happened shortly after the plane took off from Taipei’s Songshan Airport.

The cause of the tragic accident that claimed the lives of 48 people was that one of the engines lost power and the pilot accidentally switched off the only other working engine by pulling the wrong shuttle. Fifteen of the passengers on board survived.

“Wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle,” were the pilot’s final words.

Tuninter Flight 1153, 2009

After the plane flying for Bari, Italy, from Djerba, Tunisia ran out of fuel because of a mechanical error, the pilot and the co-pilot prayed instead of putting emergency procedures into place. As a result, the plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.

A couple of years later, the pilot and the co-pilot were found guilty over the death of sixteen passengers on their flight and were sentenced to 10 years in prison.

As per the Guardian, the pilot, Captain Shafik Al Gharbi, was heard calling for the help of “Allah and Muhammad his prophet.”

Evidence showed that the crew did try to regain control over the plane, but they ultimately panicked and let the crash to take place. 23 of the passengers survived after being pulled out of the water.

KLM and Pan Am collision

One of the deadliest accidents in the history of aviation occurred in March 1977. Two Boeing 747s – KLM Flight 1736 and Pan Am Flight 1736 – smashed into one another at Tenerife Airport.

This horrific accident resulted in the deaths of 583 people.

The reason that led to this tragedy was miscommunication between the KLM flight crew and Air Traffic Control.

While the Pan Am plane still being on the runway, the KLM plane attempted takeoff. Dense fog obscured visibility, preventing both aircraft from seeing each other.

Airblue Flight 202, Islamabad

On July 28, 2010, this domestic passenger flight crashed near Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. It resulted in the deaths of all 146 passengers and six crew members.

It is believed that this tragedy could have been avoided had the co-pilot questioned the repeated errors of the pilot.

As per the Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, the co-pilot had endured humiliation from his superior throughout the flight, leading to a loss of self-esteem.

The captain’s behavior towards the co-pilot was “harsh and snobbish.” He even disregarded the weather warnings from Air Traffic Control. Unfortunately, the co-pilot failed to challenge the captain as the situation unfolded. Struggling against severe monsoon weather, the captain succumbed to panic. Ultimately, he lost control of the aircraft, with the co-pilot failing to intervene. This resulted in the plane crashing into the Margalla Hills.

Air Florida Flight 90, 1982

The many errors, including the one of failing to switch on the de-icing system, led the Air Florida Flight 90, from Washington DC to Florida’s Fort Lauderdale, end with a crash into the Potomac River, killing 74 people.

Taking off in a snowstorm, the crew initially attempted to address ice buildup by employing a misguided technique of using reverse thrust, rather than returning to the gate for proper de-icing procedures. Further, they failed to abort the takeoff despite detecting a power issue.

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, 1972

It was four days after Christmas in 1972 when an Eastern Airlines Tristar jet crashed into the Florida Everglades. The pilot and co-pilot were distracted by a burnt-out bulb towards the end of the flight from New York’s JFK to Miami. While they were busy investigating the broken landing gear indicator light, someone accidentally bumped a lever which deactivated the plane’s autopilot mode.

They realized they were losing altitude too late to do anything.

In the tragic crash, 101 people, including the captain, lost their lives. The number of survivors was 75.

The fact that these tragedies could be avoided saddens us even more.

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Expert claims Prince Harry has himself to blame for ‘US exile’

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Monica Pop
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It’s been five years since Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, made the decision to step down from their royal duties and leave Britain behind. The couple settled in sunny California where they live with their two children, Archie and Lili, who recently received the titles of prince and princess.

However, as time passes by, people close to the Duke claim he’s missing his old life, thus he’s planning on buying a home in the UK.

The issue is that he’s potential return to his homeland would mean him traveling there all by himself, since Meghan has said publicly that her children going to the UK would impose a security risk since the family is not provided security. This comes as a result of the fact that neither Harry nor Meghan are working royal members.

Last year, Prince Harry disputed the Home Office’s decision to cut his security protection while he was in the UK.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 04: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the “Our Planet” global premiere the at the Natural History Museum on April 04, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)

Following his departure from royal life, the Royal and VIP Executive Committee (RAVEC) withdrew his automatic police protection. Additionally, they rejected his offer to pay for his own security because private individuals cannot hire British police.

“It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020,” said Harry’s statement, read by his lawyer Shaheed Fatima KC stated, as reported by BBC.

“The UK is my home. The UK is central to the heritage of my children and a place I want them to feel at home as much as where they live at the moment in the US. That cannot happen if it’s not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil.”

As per the Daily Beast, Harry forces his father to use his influence to secure increased security for his family when visiting the UK. However, a source close to the ruling monarch said it would be “wholly inappropriate” for Charles to challenge a government decision.

The question of police protection deepened the rift between the Duke and his father.

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Sadly, the refusal of Harry and Meghan to travel to UK means their children not being able to get to know his father’s side of the family, including their grandfather, their uncle, and their cousins.

According to many, Prince Harry tends to portray himself a victim. However, royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams believes the Duke has forced himself in “US exile” himself.

“Harry is in exile – he chose it,” he told Fox News. “It’s lonely, and he will undoubtedly miss his friends and family. There is no sign whatsoever of the rift in the Royal Family healing. King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales have, to put it mildly, other priorities.

“I think Meghan is undoubtedly the dominant person in their relationship,” he added. “I don’t doubt he wishes they had managed to arrange a half-in, half-out arrangement [with the Royal Family], especially as his military links meant so much to him.”

British broadcaster Helana Chard believes that after publishing his all-tell memoir, Spare, there’s no going back for Harry.

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“A self-assured, self-titled, angry Prince Harry thought it was completely OK to publicly verbally annihilate his family,” Chard said. “It is said he was naïve and didn’t realize it would upset his family. . . . He didn’t realize that his actions would cause such a fallout with his family and the public.”

According to Chard, Harry has shown “signs of paranoid upset” and gradually distanced himself from close friends he considered insufficiently woke or those he accused of leaking stories to the press.

“He is socially awkward when it comes to developing new and meaningful relationships,” she concluded. “He was heavily sheltered growing up and developed his best friendships in school. But those people are hundreds of miles away, in different time zones, and focused on their own young families.”

The relationship between Harry and the rest of the royals, especially his brother William, remains strained.

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Why US Army won’t publicly identify Black Hawk pilot killed in American Airline plane collision

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Monica Pop
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The mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter is believed to have left 67 people dead. While the US Army disclosed the names of two of the military members who were onboard the helicopter, they won’t publicly identify the name of the third pilot.

On January 31, two days after the tragic crash, the US Army issued a statement on their website. They wrote that the United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed “while performing a training mission near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.”

Further, it explained that “the UH-60 helicopter from the 12th Aviation Battalion, Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Va., collided in midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet Flight 5342 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.”

The U.S. Army has identified one of the military members involved in the crash as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, from Lilburn, Georgia

The other pilot, whose body has not yet been recovered, therefore is duty status-whereabouts unknown (DUSTWUN), is identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland.

As of the third crew member of the US Army helicopter that plummeted into the Potomac River, the identity remains undisclosed at the request of the family.

“That pilot is also DUSTWUN,” the army said.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves/ US Army

The tragic crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the US Army and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“The NTSB will lead the investigation. We are working with local officials and will provide any additional information once it becomes available,” the US Army stated.

As per the New York Post, the third Black Hawk pilot, whose identity remains unknown, was female.

Citing Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff of the army’s aviation directorate, the Telegraph reported that the unidentified military member was an experienced pilot with over 500 hours of flight time.

Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara/ US Army

The decision by the Army not to reveal the name of the third pilot flying the Black Hawk caused a stir among the public. Many question if there is more to the story than what they present to the people.

As per Newsweek, Kyle Becker, “Independent thinker,” wrote on X: “‘At the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time.’ The U.S. Army is still declining to release the name of the female Blackhawk helicopter pilot at the family’s request. This is extremely odd. It is only going to fuel more suspicion that military policies may have played a role in the crash.

“The public seems to have a right to know in this case, since the story has become a national policy matter. Do you believe the Army should release the name of the pilot?”

Conservative country singer John Rich questioned on X about the reason the White House is withholding the name of the Blackhawk pilot.

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The full royal family line of succession is unveiled as Princess Beatrice’s new baby brings significant changes

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Monica Pop
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The birth of baby Athena, Princess Beatrice’s second daughter, led to a shift in the line of succession to the British throne.

The princess and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their daughter on January 22.

Little Athena was born a few weeks prematurely, weighting 4lb 5oz.

Before the proud parents shared the first photo of their bundle of joy, the Palace shared the wonderful news.

“Their Majesties The King and Queen and other members of the royal family have all been informed and are delighted with the news,” the Palace stated.

The Palace announced Princess Beatrice’s pregnancy back in October. She was expected to give birth in early spring. Luckily, both she and her mom are now home and feeling well.

Baby Athena will not receive a royal title from King Charles, as only the grandchildren of a male successor automatically inherit titles in the United Kingdom. Princess Beatrice received hers through her father, Prince Andrew. For the same reason, Harry’s children, Archie and Lili, became a prince and princess once their grandfather ascended the throne.

The new addition to the royal family will still hold a royal title, but that’s thanks to her father, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, who is an Italian count. Baby Athena could claim the title of nobile donna.

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Her birth made a shift in the line of succession.

Currently, Princess Beatrice is 9th in line to the throne, and her older daughter, Sienna Mapelli Mozzi comes in 10th. Baby Athena now comes in 11th, a place held by her aunt Princess Eugene until Athena’s birth.

With that, Princess Eugene’s children, August and Ernest, come in 13th and 14th respectively.

First in line of succession is Prince William, who received the title of Prince of Wales following the passing of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

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His eldest son, Prince George is second, and daughter Charlotte and son Louis are 3rd and 4th.

During her reign of 70 years, late Queen Elizabeth implemented a significant change to the line of succession. Before the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, the eldest sons took precedence in the order of succession.

However, under the new rules, a female royal’s position in line is no longer displaced by the birth of a younger brother.

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Despite stepping back from his royal duties and leaving Britain for the States, Prince Harry is on the fifth place in line of succession to the British throne. His children are next on the list.

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New clues from American Airlines crash reveals grim details about the possible cause of the tragic incident

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Monica Pop
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The number of people believed to have lost their lives in the deadliest US air crash in recent years is 67. Their families are looking for answers and plead to know what was the cause that led the American Airlines jet to collide mid-air with the US Army Black Hawk helicopter.

The American Airlines Flight 5342 was coming in to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C, when the tragic crash took place. Both aircrafts plummeted into the Potomac River, whose icy water makes the search mission difficult.

Currently, the investigation regarding the circumstances leading to the crash is ongoing.

The moment of the crash captured on a video/ @X

However, a full investigation will likely take months to conduct. Investigators will need to make a thorough analysis of the plane’s black boxes and flight data, as well as to conduct interviews with the Air Traffic Control employees, thus they said they won’t be making any speculations at this point.

Nevertheless, The New York Times published a preliminary report from the FAA.

According to it, the number of controllers in charge of the air space around Reagan Washington is at least two. Sadly, on the night of the tragic crash, the supervisor in charge let one of the controllers leave, leaving just one traffic controller on the job.

As per the publication, the FAA suggests staffing at the time was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic.”

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Several federal agencies had previously brought up the issue with the lack of traffic controllers. They claimed the expected shifts of 10 hours a day, six days a week, would leave those doing the important job severely fatigued.

President Trump commented on the American Airlines crash and questioned if it was something that could be “prevented.”

“The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport,” he wrote on his social media site Truth Social. “The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time.

“It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn’t the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!”

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American Eagle pilot Jonathan Campos’ heartbreaking final words to his family before boarding the plane involved in the DC accident

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Monica Pop
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Pilot Jonathan Campos, one of the two pilots of the American Airlines jet that collided mid-air with a US Army helicopter on January 29 had a heartbreaking final conversation with his family before the tragedy struck.

Campos’ heartbroken uncle, John Lane, described the pilot as “such a good kid.”

“I spoke to him as he was boarding the plane. We spoke for 10 minutes. I can’t believe it. He sounded really happy,” Lane recalled.

“He was looking forward to going on a cruise next week on the Icon of the Seas, the cruise ship. Ten family members were going to fly to Florida to take the trip with him. It was going to be a big celebration.”

Pilot Jonathan Campos/ Facebook

“He loved flying, it was his dream. He was living his dream.” Lane added: He played with toy planes when he was a kid. He wanted to qualify to fly bigger planes. We’re just sick right now. His mother isn’t doing well.”

Campos graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, in 2015 where he studied Aeronautical Science.

“I think he wanted to be free, and be able to fly and soar like a bird,” his aunt, Beverly Lane told The New York Times.

The Academy paid tribute to Campos. “We are heartbroken to learn that Jonathan Campos was a pilot aboard the PSA Airlines flight involved in the tragic accident last night in Washington, D.C. Jonathan earned his Certified Flight Instructor rating with us and served as a valued flight instructor here.”

“He was a skilled and dedicated pilot with an undeniable passion for flying. Our deepest condolences go out to Jonathan’s family, friends, and all those who lost their lives or were impacted by this devastating tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this incredibly difficult time.”

The father of the other pilot on the plane, Sam Lilley, that crashed and plummeted into the Potomac River, said he didn’t think his son could have been involved in the accident when he heard there was a crash.

Pilot Sam Lilley/ Fox 26

Lilley, 29, who was months away from getting a promotion to a captain, worked for the American Airlines for two years. He followed into his father’s footsteps who had served in the army for 20 years as a helicopter pilot.

As per reports, the number of bodies recovered at this point is 40. The icy waters of the river made the mission difficult.

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The Shocking Radio Exchange That Reveals a Terrifying Moment

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Bryan Seal
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I’ll be honest: my stomach turned when I heard how horrifying audio captures air traffic controller’s reaction to American Airlines plane collision near Washington, D.C. I’ve read about plane crashes before, but actually listening to the tension and heartbreak in real time is something else entirely. This all went down on Wednesday (January 29) as a CRJ700, loaded with 64 people, collided mid-air with a military Black Hawk helicopter. No one survived—three soldiers and everyone on the passenger jet were lost in an instant.

Moments Before the Impact

The plane was lining up for a runway approach at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and the helicopter pilot, call-sign PAT 2-5, got instructions to pass behind the incoming jet. He acknowledged, talking about “visual separation,” which basically means he’d keep his eyes on the CRJ700 to avoid trouble. But then everything changed in seconds. If you listen to the recordings, you can hear how horrifying audio captures air traffic controller’s reaction to American Airlines plane collision, with an audible gasp erupting in the tower. My heart dropped just imagining the view they had at that moment.

“Crash, Crash, Crash!”

Other pilots on the radio sounded stunned, too. One voice goes, “Did you see that?” while another frantically calls “Crash, crash, crash—this is an alert three.” Suddenly, the entire airport scrambled: flights got canceled, emergency crews rushed to the water. LiveATC.net has a snippet of the conversation, and I truly felt chills the first time I heard it. The difference between normal flight chatter and catastrophic screams couldn’t be more jarring. It’s a stark reminder of how quickly routine can turn into tragedy.

Aftermath in the Tower

With both aircraft falling into the icy Potomac River, there was no chance for rescue. Everyone on the frequency went from calm to horrified in a blink. One controller apparently told a pilot on the ground, “They’re shutting the airport for an indefinite amount of time.” Talk about devastating. In another snippet, someone describes seeing a fireball near the middle of the river. It’s hard to imagine what was going through their minds as they tried to piece together what happened.

Lingering Questions

Right now, investigators still aren’t sure what caused that final mishap. Maybe the helicopter pilot misjudged distances, or maybe there was a breakdown in communication. All we know is that horrifying audio captures air traffic controller’s reaction to American Airlines plane collision in a way that leaves you with goosebumps. I can’t get over how raw and immediate those voices are—people doing their jobs one second, then grappling with life and death the next.

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Father of cancer-surviving daughter who died in the American Airlines crash shares the text that raised his suspicions something was wrong

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Monica Pop
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The crash between the PSA Airlines aircraft owned by American Airlines and the Black Hawk US Army helicopter is one of the deadliest US air crashes in recent years.

Andy Beyer’s wife and 12-year-old daughter, who survived cancer at four months old, were among the victims.

The plane and the helicopter collided mid-air on Wednesday, January 29, shortly before 9 p.m. The tragedy stuck as the American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington D.C.

64 passengers, among which four members of the crew, who were onboard the plane, and three military members who were flying with the helicopter are all believed to be dead.

Emergency services and officials are doing all in their power to retrieve all of the bodies, but the harsh weather conditions and the icy waters of the Potomac River, where the aircraft plummeted add to the difficulty of the mission.

Speaking to ABC News, Beyer revealed that his daughter, Brielle, and her mother, Justyna, were onboard at the time of the crash.

His daughter was a member of the skating group who was returning from U.S. Figure Skating National Development Camp in Wichita, Kansas.

“She was just such a fighter in everything she did,” the devastated father said of his young daughter. “She just lived life to the fullest with everything.”

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Sharing her skiing accomplishments, Beyer added, “She was so proud of herself in figure skating for the progress she had made … Making that team was one of her life goals. And she achieved it. And she was just so, so proud of herself.”

It was when he and his 6-year-old son went to the airport to pick up Brielle and Justyna that he realized something was horribly wrong.

“When it was time for the plane to land, they hadn’t landed [and] we couldn’t get text messages through,” he explained.

He did see the emergency services, but it wasn’t until a friend of his, who was a controller, who confirmed the crash that he became aware of the severity of the situation.

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“I didn’t have a lot of hope unfortunately, we had a good cry about it right then and there and then we had to go in with the family waiting room and everything before we, hours later, got any official word of what had fully happened,” Beyer told ABC News.

Those close to the family have set up a GoFundMe page to help the grieving family.

“In a tragic turn of events, we are heartbroken to share the devastating loss of 12-year-old Brielle and her beloved mother, Justyna, who both tragically died in the recent Washington, DC, plane crash,” the GoFundMe states.

“Their absence leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts of family and friends, and we are reaching out to our community for support during this incredibly difficult time.”

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