Two employees with the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are facing stiff consequences for allegedly leaking surveillance video of the deadly mid-air collision between a regional American Airlines jet and Black Hawk military helicopter that occurred over the Potomac River last week.

U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport about a decade ago when he spotted a bright red Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet (15 m) above the Potomac River.

U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport a decade ago when he spotted a Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet off the Potomac River. Air traffic control promptly warned the helicopter pilot to stay clear,