United Airlines Flight Avoids Collision With Military Helicopter in California

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating after a helicopter crossed into the path of United Airlines Flight 589.

By Francesca Regalado

United flight narrowly avoids US military helicopter in California

FAA investigating after plane carrying 162 passengers forced to change course to prevent collision A United flight came within a few hundred feet of a US military helicopter near John Wayne airport in southern California, triggering an alarm directing the airline pilots to change course. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that it is investigating the incident that happened at about 8.40pm Tuesday when a military Black Hawk helicopter returning from a training mission crosse...

By Associated Press

United jet dodges Black Hawk in last-second maneuver over California airport: 'That was not good'

The FAA is investigating a close call between a United Airlines Boeing 737 and a Black Hawk helicopter at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.

United Airlines jet has close call with US Army helicopter, prompting investigation

The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a United Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter in California, the agency said on Thursday, in the latest incident between a passenger jet and a military aircraft. The FAA said ‌a United Boeing 737-800 jet on Tuesday at 8.40pm was on final approach to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California when a Black Hawk crossed in front of the plane. Flightradar24, a flight tracking site, said the aircraft were 1...

By Reuters

United Airlines flight has near-miss with Army Black Hawk at California airport

The aircraft were separated by a mere 525 feet vertically, according to fight tracking site Flightradar

By David Shepardson