Arkansas pilot on DCA collision investigation [Video]

>> BRENDAN ALLISON, THE AVIATION COMMUNITY IS TIGHT KNIT, AND THE PILOT THAT I SPOKE WITH HAS 30 SOME YEARS FLYING IN THE AIR. AND HE SAYS HE’S BEEN GETTING CALLS SINCE LAST NIGHT AS PILOTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE MONITORING WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR AS THEY TRY TO PIECE TOGETHER THE CAUSE. >> AIRSPACE ON THE EAST COAST AND WASHINGTON DC, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK IS ALL VERY TIGHT AND IT’S VERY CONTROLLED. SO THERE’S THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THERE. >> KELLY SAYS COMMERCIAL JETS LIKE THE ONE IN THE CRASH ARE VERY COMMON AND VERY SAFE. >> THE INITIAL REPORTS ARE THAT THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CALLED OUT TO THE HELICOPTER. THAT’S DO YOU SEE THE CRASH? AND THAT THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THEY SAW IT AND THEY SAID GO BEHIND IT. AND THEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. >> DIAZ SAYS THE …