MAHTOMEDI, MINN. – There’s a funeral in Mahtomedi today (Wed) for a Minnesota native killed in the crash between a passenger plane and Army helicopter near Washington, D-C last month.

President Donald Trump posted on social media overnight, "This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented." Asked about Trump’s comments, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters Thursday,

Ari Schulman told NBC Washington that he saw the plane crash while driving on the George Washington Parkway, which runs along the airport. He said the plane's approach looked normal, until he saw the aircraft bank hard to the right, with "streams of sparks" running underneath, illuminating its belly.

The victims in the plane crash included Indiana University alum Asra Hussain, and Ohioans Elizabeth Keys, Grace Maxwell and Vikesh Patel.

The NTSB confirmed all major wreckage from the January 29 mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, DC, has been recovered. The wreckage is being analyzed to determine the cause,