Enhanced ATC Audio from Flight 5342 Collision

Enhanced air traffic control (ATC) audio from Flight 5342, which collided with a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter on January 29, 2025. The collision occurred over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. All audio is sourced directly from publicly available ATC communications and has not been altered beyond necessary noise reduction.
Subtitles credits: VASAviation

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

I was in a runway incursion event over the holidays. Suddenly we were back in the air after touchdown. No explanation.

[@irgski]

The silence at the end was “defining”

[@chipsnotchunks2620]

Giggle-Girl was taking selfies leaning back in the chair and smiling like a intoxicated jackass.

[@BlessedBeesHomestead2019]

Wait, what?

[@williamdavis9943]

Looking at the footage of the crash, it sure looks intentional that the helicopter pilot flew right into the airplane on purpose. There was no evasive move taken by the helicopter pilot. Watch the video of the collision.

[@mpol701]

Ok so there wasn't any coms from the flight on here at all, so why say 5432 isolated atc

[@sheilacrabtree5993]

The dummies always show themselves in the comments. So sad.

[@Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter]

ruclips.net/video/huVFZ__q2rI/видео.html

[@annakaye1629]

Is that true that heli driver was a he/she & was assuming that she might be let go? All sorts of mixed up hormons in her system, allegedly?????

[@1962pjh]

Get a life.

[@PaigeLovelace]

Get a life man that’s disrespectful when you don’t even know Anna

[@null_..]

No, there was some trans person Jo Ellis that was mistakenly identified as the captain on the helicopter. The three people onboard were Capt. Rebecca Lobach, Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, and Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara.

[@Sitka_Blacktail_Hunter]

She had less than 500 hours of flight time. She shouldn’t have been flying this . That said, the day before , the army, not sure if it was the same
Blackhawk or not, almost hit three other planes in this location 24 hrs earlier . Unreal
ruclips.net/video/huVFZ__q2rI/видео.html

[@vermin1970]

Gonna wait until I know, but wiping all their social media is strange, something on there they didnt want anyone to see