An eyewitness to the collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter on Wednesday night vividly described the harrowing scene as the aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River. Roy Best, a resident of an apartment building in the Crystal City neighborhood near Reagan National Airport, recounted the moment of impact, stating, 'I heard a loud explosion, I looked to the left, saw just a big ball of fire and then wreckage just falling down toward the river. And my neighbor hollered out, ‘Oh my God, that’s a plane!’ Wreckage just went straight down.'
Best further elaborated on the frequent air traffic in the area, noting the regular presence of police helicopters, military helicopters shuttling to and from bases and the Pentagon, as well as Coast Guard helicopters. He emphasized the bustling airspace, indicating that it was not uncommon to witness various aircraft traversing the skies during nighttime hours.
