an airplane needs to follow a series of waypoints on its flight path, depending on how fast you are flying, exactly planned on which time you'll be at which waypoint
there have been similar mid-air collisions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_G...-air_collision
and this one is a similar incident involving a commercial airline and a military aircraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britis...ays_Flight_142
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it was noted that the Viscount had strayed out of its airway and into a military-prohibited area
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were these american eagle pilots aware they had the training space for the black hawk in their flight path? (or is this a similar incident not being aware of descending in military airspace)
and a similar incident in 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_A...-air_collision