Originally Posted by
Musician
NTSB published the animation for that investigative hearing at
https://youtu.be/SQm-fRrNMjM . It didn't tell me anything new. The hearing itself is not on their youtube channel (yet).
Pretty clear the Army helicopter was too high, a little off course, and certainly did not have the plane in sight the controller wanted them to have in sight. Controller busy and separation left to helicopter crew.
So may 'what ifs' could change the outcome. A "caution - VFR helicopter traffic below - southbound along river" call out to the CRJ crew by ATC could of made the difference. The helciopter crew staying at or below 200 could of made the difference.
Its amazing that this was considered "the norm" in that area.