Report on Black Hawk Helicopter Crash with American Airlines Flight

REPORT: The female pilot flying the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight, made multiple mistakes and ignored a warning from her co-pilot, according to the New York Times.

Tragic.

The New York Times reports that there were multiple mistakes made… pic.twitter.com/duetUVd16J

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 27, 2025

Facts are facts.

Rebecca Lobach

JUST IN: The third soldier aboard the Black Hawk that crashed into the American Airlines plane has been identified as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, who previously worked as a White House aide in the Biden admin.

Lobach, 28, served as an aviation officer in the Army.

“We are devastated… pic.twitter.com/7IaS5Ln0ex

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 1, 2025

Rest in peace.

Ryan O'Hara and Andrew Eaves

🚨 JUST IN: One of the soldiers who lost his life in the helicopter crash last night has been identified as Ryan O’Hara

Ryan was the Blackhawk’s Crew Chief, and leaves behind a wife and 1-year-old son.

Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/L9kQfcoqVF

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025

Andrew Eaves, Blackhawk pilot and his beautiful family. What a terrible loss. pic.twitter.com/uqqVs9hAez

— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 31, 2025

May they rest in peace.

God be with the wives and children of Ryan and Andrew.

Still waiting for the third soldier aboard the Black Hawk to be identified.

From Newsweek:

In a briefing with reporters on Thursday, Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for Army aviation, said that the pilot commanding the flight was female with more than 500 hours of flight time. The male instructor pilot had over 1,000 hours of flight time, and the crew chief also had hundreds of hours of flight time.

"[T]he pilot commanding the flight was female."

“Our deepest condolences go out to all the families and friends impacted during this tragedy, and we will support them through this difficult time. Our top priority is to assist in the recovery efforts, while fully cooperating with the @NTSB, @FAA, and other investigative… pic.twitter.com/wyQ0WBaMKv

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) January 31, 2025

The identities of the males on the Black Hawk have been released, but not the female pilot commanding the flight.

Why is this only on Twitter? https://t.co/sbRAX3n8jr

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 31, 2025

From the New York Times:

The Army on Friday released the names of two male aviators who were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet on Wednesday night. But in an extraordinary step, the Army did not identify the third crew member, a female pilot, citing her family’s request for privacy.

The names of service members killed during a peacetime accident or in combat zones are typically made public about 24 hours after their relatives have been notified.

“At the request of the family, the name of the third soldier will not be released at this time. That pilot is also DUSTWUN,” the Army said in a statement in a reference to “duty status-whereabouts unknown,” a temporary designation until her remains are recovered from the river where the aircraft went down.

Secretary Sean Duffy

This is not what I expected my first day on the job to be, but I do believe that God puts us exactly where we’re supposed to be.

Tonight, I met with some of the families who lost their loved ones in the plane and helicopter crash last night. Their pain is immeasurable. I can’t… pic.twitter.com/rH16isqfdt

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) January 31, 2025

I'm so proud of Wisconsinite Sean Duffy. I believe he is exactly where he's supposed to be.

Video: New Angles of Midair Collision

How is this possible!?!

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 31, 2025

It appears the Blackhawk flew right into the American Airlines plane. It doesn't appear there was any effort to avoid colliding.

This is extremely disturbing.