Trump blames obsolete US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC1 of 11|Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)2 of 11|President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)3 of 11|A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)4 of 11|Mourners hold candles during a vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)5 of 11|A flatbed truck carries away a piece of salvaged wreckage, near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)6 of 11|Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, lights candle at the start of a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)7 of 11|Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)8 of 11|Sandy Woods closes her eyes for prayer during a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)9 of 11|Salvage crews pull up a part of a Black Hawk helicopter near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)10 of 11|Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)11 of 11|Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Trump blames obsolete US air traffic control system for the plane and chopper collision near DC1 of 11|Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)1 of 11Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 2 of 11|President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)2 of 11President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast at Washington Hilton, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 3 of 11|A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)3 of 11A crane offloads a piece of wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck, near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 4 of 11|Mourners hold candles during a vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)4 of 11Mourners hold candles during a vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 5 of 11|A flatbed truck carries away a piece of salvaged wreckage, near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)5 of 11A flatbed truck carries away a piece of salvaged wreckage, near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 6 of 11|Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, lights candle at the start of a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)6 of 11Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, lights candle at the start of a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 7 of 11|Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)7 of 11Salvage crews work near the wreckage site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 8 of 11|Sandy Woods closes her eyes for prayer during a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)8 of 11Sandy Woods closes her eyes for prayer during a candlelight vigil, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 in Alexandria, Va., for the victims of the mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Reagan National Airport. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 9 of 11|Salvage crews pull up a part of a Black Hawk helicopter near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)9 of 11Salvage crews pull up a part of a Black Hawk helicopter near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 10 of 11|Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)10 of 11Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print 11 of 11|Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)11 of 11Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print By JOSH FUNKUpdated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Share CopyLink copied Email FacebookXRedditLinkedInPinterestFlipboard Print President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed the deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter last week on what he called an obsolete computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers.He vowed to replace it after NTSB officials told members of Congress that advanced surveillance technology available on the helicopter was turned off.Trump said during an event that a lot of mistakes happened on Jan. 29 when an American Airlines flight out of Wichita, Kansas,