Keep in mind the American flight had been diverted to a different runway just a few minutes prior to the accident. I would imagine the original flight path of the airplane would have been much farther away from the Blackhawk. So, as typical with these accidents: compounding problems. ATC short staffed, an airplane in a recently altered flight path, a helicopter a bit off course...So why did the Blackhawk need to there in the first place? Seems like crossing the flight path of commercial aircraft that are landing and taking off should not be something that is allowed to happen.
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