Trump claimed it was possible to prevent a plane crash in Washington, D.C.

The airplane crash in the Washington area could have been prevented if the dispatch service had acted more effectively. US President Donald Trump said on January 30.

"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 seems like it should have been prevented," he wrote on his social media site Truth Social.

According to Trump, the passenger plane followed a normal trajectory to land at the airport, while the helicopter could have changed course because it "flew straight at the plane" for a long time.

The American leader wondered why the helicopter did not gain or reduce altitude or turn, as the plane could not have been missed. The night was clear and the lights on the plane were in good working order, Trump explained.

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The crash of the small plane into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport was reported on January 29. A search and rescue operation was launched on the Potomac River after the plane crashed. Later in the press service of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States specified that a passenger plane Bombardier CRJ700 and a military helicopter Blackhawk collided in the air near the airport.

According to NBC News, at least 18 bodies of the victims were found in the river. The search continues. It is noted that on board the fallen American Airlines plane were 60 passengers and four crew members. In the helicopter was three military.

The Russian Embassy in the United States is finding out if there are any injured Russian citizens as a result of the collision of the plane with a military helicopter.