In his final remarks before the tragic DC plane accident, the captain of the doomed American Airlines aircraft expressed his excitement about spending time with his family on a trip the next week.
During an interview from his Brooklyn, New York, home, Jonathan Campos’ sobbing uncle, John Lane, shared his last words.
“Campos, 34, was ‘living his dream’ as a pilot and even played with toy planes as a boy,” Lane said.
According to Lane, “He was such a good kid,” DailyMail.com reported.
“I spoke to him as he was boarding the plane. We spoke for 10 minutes. I can’t believe it. He sounded really happy. “
The FAA report said that staffing configuration “was not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”.
Why the supervisor permitted the employee to leave work early on Wednesday night, right before the airborne accident, is still unknown.
Additionally, it has come to light that the Army chopper that was involved in the collision—which was transporting three soldiers—may have veered off course from its authorized flying path.
According to sources, the pilot deviated from the path, was half a mile off track, and was over 300 feet, which is higher than the permitted 200 feet.
