The black hawk helicopter involved in the deadly collision with an American Airlines jet over Washington, D.C. has a crucial safety system turned off at the time.

Diving crews are still searching the icy waters of the Potomac River looking to retrieve the bodies of all the people killed in this week’s plane and helicopter collision. Retired Black Hawk instructor pilot Martin Gottholm discusses the difficulties in flying at night for Black Hawk pilots and questions surrounding the altitudes of the aircrafts at the time.

The Army identified the third soldier on the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the midair crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night as Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach.

The incident comes a week after an American Eagle regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Washington D.C. The reasons as to why the plane was interrupted in its journeys over the past month is unknown

Jo Ellis, a transgender pilot with the Virginia National Guard, released a statement on Facebook as “proof of life” in response to viral posts online falsely identifying her as one of the pilots of a U.