Did the aircraft talk back?
Such a statement seems to depersonalize

Actually, I didn't realize it was Newps (a controller) making the
comment; in that context it makes perfect sense. I however had pictured
somebody walking up to a crashed aircraft and having a conversation with
it (figuring he probably meant to say "talked to pilots of aircraft
after the crash") and shortened it.

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