Witness of American Airlines plane crash saw something ‘looked very wrong’ moments before collision

Dispatcher audio of aftermath of American Airlines crash released

Air traffic control audio has been released from the incident detailing the harrowing moment dispatchers witness the crash.

“The accident happened in the river. Both the helicopter and the plane crashed in the river,” a man on the audio says. “It was probably out in the middle of the river. Um, I just saw a fireball and then it was just gone. I haven’t seen anything since they hit the river.

“But it was a CR-J [the type of plane] and a helicopter that hit, I would say a half-mile of the approach.”