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A flight attendant who was on board when an American Airlines jet collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., had ties to Charlotte.

Charlotte-based crew members on American Airlines jet involved in crash with Army helicopter

<p>FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., TO THE IMPACT FELT HERE AT HOME. &gt;&gt; GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN. &gt;&gt; AND I'M GERALD OWENS. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR AT THIS HOUR. STAFFING IN THE CONTROL ROOM LAST NIGHT WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. AT FIRST GLANCE, THE NTSB SAYS THERE WAS NO INDICATION THE FLIGHT CREW EVEN AT A TIME TO DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY SLIDES THAT SO QUICKLY. THIS ALL HAPPEN AND SADLY, EVERYONE ON BOARD, BOTH AIRCRAFT ARE PRESUMED DEAD. THE BUREAU'S BRIAN SHRADER IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE INVESTIGATION AND ON THE VICTIMS. HE JOINS US FROM THE LIVE CENTER. BRIAN SURELY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE LIVE PICTURES OF THAT SEARCH AND RECOVERY MISSION UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IN THE POTOMAC RIVER. BUT WE ARE GETTING SOME NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE VICTIMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE BASED IN CHARLOTTE, THE FLIGHT CREW ON THAT AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT WAS BASED IN CHARLOTTE AND ALL NEW. WE HAVE A CONFIRMED PICTURE OF JONATHAN CAMPOS. HE SERVED AS THE CAPTAIN. APPARENTLY 34 YEARS OLD BECAME A CAPTAIN FOR AMERICAN AIRLINES BACK IN 2022. &gt;&gt; WHERE HE GOT HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE EPIC FLIGHT ACADEMY IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA. THEY JUST POSTED THAT PICTURE IN THE PAST HOUR. THE FIRST OFFICER WAS 28 YEAR-OLD SAM LILLIAN. HIS FATHER ON FACEBOOK SAYS IT HURT SO BAD. I CAN'T EVEN CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP. WE ALSO KNOW OF 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WHO ARE BASED IN CHARLOTTE IN ASIA, ELDER OF BROTHER-IN-LAW TELLS OUR CNN AFFILIATE IN CHARLOTTE THAT SHE WAS FULL OF LIFE, LOVED GOD, HER KIDS AND TRAVELING IAN EPSTEIN, ANOTHER FLIGHT ATTENDANT, 53 YEARS OLD, A FORMER CO-WORKER WHO LIVES AND APEX AS AND I NEVER LOOK FORWARD TO WORK UNTIL THE TRIPS I WAS WORKING WITH YOU. HE SHE SAYS THAT SHE RADIATED POSITIVITY AND ALSO WINDY. JOE SCHAFFER, A MOTHER OF 2 FROM CHARLOTTE, 2 BOYS, AGES 3, 1, JUST SOME OF THE PICTURES WE'RE GETTING OF THE VICTIMS PRESUMED DEAD IN LAST NIGHT'S COLLISION OVER THE POTOMAC. LET'S TAKE YOU TO WASHINGTON, D.C., NOW AND CHECK IN WITH NBC'S JAY GRAY KEEPING AN EYE ON THE SITUATION THERE. J. &gt;&gt; YEAH. AND BRIAN FLIGHTS HAVE RESUMED HERE AT REAGAN NATIONAL, THOUGH. LITTLE IS NORMAL AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE. IN FACT, A PATH FOR TAKEOFF OF THOSE FLIGHTS CLIMBS DIRECTLY OVER THE CRASH SITE HERE. &gt;&gt; TEAMS CONTINUE TO SEARCH THE BITTER COLD WATERS OF THE POTOMAC. THEIR MISSION NOW SHIFTING FROM RESCUE TO RECOVERY. &gt;&gt; AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY SURVIVORS FROM THIS ACCIDENT. THE HORRIFIC MIDAIR COLLISION. AN AMERICAN AIRLINES REGIONAL JET ON FINAL APPROACH TO REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT WITH 60 PASSENGERS AND 4 CREW MEMBERS AND AN ARMY BLACKHAWK CHOPPER. 3 SOLDIERS ON BOARD DURING WHAT'S DESCRIBED AS A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT BOTH AIRCRAFT EXPLODING INTO A FIRE BALL. IT IMPACT. &gt;&gt; WE WILL LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT. WE WILL LOOK AT THE HELICOPTER. WE WILL LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY WERE OPERATING IN INVESTIGATORS. STRESS FINDING A CAUSE IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME. &gt;&gt; THEY'LL ANALYZE BLACK BOX FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS AND COCKPIT VOICE RECORDINGS AS WELL AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS AND EVENTUALLY LITERALLY PIECED TOGETHER THE WRECKAGE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE. NO STONE UNTURNED. &gt;&gt; IN THIS INVESTIGATION. &gt;&gt; AS THAT WORK CONTINUES, SO DOES THE DIFFICULT TASK OF FINDING THE VICTIMS. DOZENS HAVE BEEN PULLED FROM THE CRASH SITE. CRUISE PROMISING TO CONTINUE UNTIL ALL 67 WHO DIED ARE FOUND. &gt;&gt; THE GROUP THAT INCLUDES SEVERAL YOUNG FIGURE SKATERS AND THEIR COACHES. IT'S A CLOSE TIGHT BOND. I THINK FOR ALL OF US WE HAVE LOST. OVERWHELMING LOST THAT. SO MANY FAMILIES ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. &gt;&gt; BILL, LET'S GET BACK TO THE INVESTIGATION FOR JUST A MOMENT HERE. WE LEARN FROM THE NTSB THIS AFTERNOON THAT THEY HAVE NOT AT THIS POINT LOCATED TO EITHER THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER OR VOICE RECORDING FROM EITHER OF THE AIRCRAFT. BUT THEY DO BELIEVE THAT WON'T BE A PROBLEM. THEY THINK THEY'LL FIND THAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON HOW BUSY THE AIRSPACE HERE IS AT REAGAN NATIONAL. THE MAIN RUNWAY AT NATIONAL, THE BUSIEST IN THE COUNTRY WITH 800 TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS &gt;&gt; EACH AND EVERY DAY. THAT'S THE LATEST LIVE HERE FROM THE AIRPORTS. NOW, BACK TO YOU.</p>

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