DC plane crash: Black Hawk pilot was 'very experienced' | LiveNOW from FOX

The instructor pilot in charge who was flying the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the collision near Reagan National Airport had 1,000 flying hours -- which is considered “very experienced,” considering most flights are on average two hours in length.

The co-pilot, who is known as the pilot in command – was a female who had 500 hours flying experience.

LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the pilot's experience and the deadly collision with Hal Kempfer, retired Marine intelligence officer.

64 people were aboard the American Airlines flight inbound from Wichita, Kansas, which collided with an Army Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk helicopter just before it was set to touch down at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Authorities do not believe anyone survived.

First responders have recovered the bodies of all three soldiers who were on board the helicopter when it collided with the plane. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the identities of the soldiers are known but will not be released publicly until next of kin had been notified.

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