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Who ordered the runway switch minutes before the DC crash? Are DEI air traffic controllers to blame? Why did Biden's FAA chief suddenly quit? All the unanswered questionsIt was a clear, cold night in Washington DC on January 29, when at 8.47 pm, a bright orange and red flame suddenly erupted in the sky.A disturbing video – now seen by millions – showed the explosive collision between a commuter jet and a US military helicopter above the Potomac River close to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).Voice recordings of air traffic controllers tell of the horror.'Crash, crash, crash,' one can be heard saying. 'This is an alert three.''I just saw a fireball and then it was gone,' said another.By early Thursday morning, the news was bleak. Nearly 30 bodies have been recovered from the icy river water. Of all the 67 souls involved in the crash (60 passengers and four crew on the plane and three pilots on the chopper), there were no expected survivors.Now comes the investigation – and unanswered questions abound.Flight 5342 was a Bombardier CRJ700 operated by American Eagle Airlines, a subsidiary of American Airlines. And the plane was making its final approach to DCA after a two hour and 45-minute non-stop flight from Wichita, Kansas.The FAA is also currently leaderless. Now former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker resigned the day before Trump took office, even though his five-year term would have ended in October 2028.