The National Transportation Safety Board has released an update on the status of its investigation into the midair collision that occurred on Jan. 29 near Ronald Reagan National Airport, revealing that all major pieces from both the airplane and the helicopter involved have now been recovered from the Potomac River.
According to the news release, the pieces have been moved to a secure airport facility for further examination and documentation. And “investigators will be looking for witness marks on the aircraft that could provide clues to the angle of collision.”
As part of their search, a scan of the riverbed was conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration overnight on Saturday using advanced imaging technology. The technology, known as Topobathy lidar, uses light-based sensors to measure and record land, water, and submerged land at the same time.
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