FAA probes Marine One near-miss with commercial flight

MGR Online•International•19d ago

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The FAA and NTSB are investigating a loss of separation between President Donald Trump's Marine One helicopter and an Envoy Air flight in Washington, D.C.

•Marine One and Envoy Air Flight 3742 violated standard separation distances near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
•Air traffic controllers failed to suspend commercial take-offs while Marine One was in the vicinity.
•President Donald Trump was on board Marine One during the incident.
•The FAA and NTSB have opened investigations into the cause of the failure.

Overview

•Marine One took off from The Ellipse near the White House at approximately 14:33 local time to transport President Donald Trump to Joint Base Andrews.
•At 14:34, Envoy Air Flight 3742, an Embraer E170 operating for American Airlines, took off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) heading to Pensacola, Florida.
•A loss of separation occurred because air traffic controllers did not order a suspension of commercial flights at DCA during Marine One's flight.
•Marine One pilots radioed the DCA control tower at least three times before takeoff, though the controller initially reported the signal was unintelligible.
•The FAA and White House stated that despite violating standard distance limits (1.5 nautical miles horizontally or 500 feet vertically), the aircraft were not on a collision course.
•President Donald Trump was not in danger and both aircraft arrived at their destinations safely.
•This event follows a January 2025 collision between a commercial plane and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Airport that resulted in deaths.
•The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating why air traffic controllers failed to suspend commercial flights.

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Key Quotes

Air traffic controller

"broken and unintelligible"

ขาดหายและฟังไม่รู้เรื่อง

Key Entities

Person

Donald Trump(โดนัลด์ ทรัมป์)ℹ️

The President of the United States who was aboard Marine One during the incident.

Organization

Federal Aviation Administration(องค์การบริหารการบินแห่งชาติสหรัฐฯ)ℹ️

The agency responsible for aviation safety and investigating the distance violation.

National Transportation Safety Board(คณะกรรมการความปลอดภัยการขนส่งแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The agency conducting an investigation into the cause of the air traffic control failure.

Envoy Airℹ️

The airline operating Flight 3742 that experienced a loss of separation with Marine One.

American Airlines(อเมริกันแอร์ไลน์ส)ℹ️

The airline for which the Embraer E170 was flying.

White House(ทำเนียบขาว)ℹ️

The official residence and office of the US President that issued a statement regarding the incident.

Place

Washington, D.C.(วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี.)ℹ️

The location where the air safety incident occurred.

The Ellipseℹ️

The area near the White House where Marine One took off.

Joint Base Andrews(ฐานทัพอากาศร่วมแอนดรูส์)ℹ️

The destination in Maryland for President Donald Trump's helicopter.

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport(ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติ โรนัลด์ เรแกน วอชิงตัน)ℹ️

The airport from which Envoy Air Flight 3742 took off.

Pensacola, Florida(เพนซาโคลา รัฐฟลอริดา)ℹ️

The destination city for Envoy Air Flight 3742.