FAA investigating close call between passenger jet, Army helicopter in California

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a helicopter that crossed in front of a commercial plane in California, the agency said in a statement.

United Airlines Flight 589 was on its way to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Tuesday around 8:40 p.m. when a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter crossed its path. The aircraft were 525 feet apart vertically and 1,422 feet laterally, according to the flight tracking site Flightradar24. 

“During final approach to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, pilots on United flight 589 were advised by air traffic control to watch for a military helicopter flying near the airport. They saw the helicopter, and also received a traffic alert, which they responded to by leveling the aircraft,” United Airlines said in a statement, according to The Associated Press.

Six crew members and 162........

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