Southwest Flight Drops 400 Ft To Avoid Mid-Air Collision
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Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500 feet, according to flight tracking websites, marking the second time in a week that a US commercial jet was forced to make abrupt flight maneuvers to avoid a potential mid-air collision.
Passengers on Southwest Flight 1496 to Las Vegas experienced a terrifying nosedive when the pilot took action to avoid a midair collision, causing injuries as people hit the ceiling.
A pilot reassured his terrified plane passengers that all was well after he made an 'aggressive maneuver' to avoid a mid-air collision with another aircraft, a B-52 Bomber, during a July 18 flight, as seen in a viral TikTok video.
NTSB to hold 3-day investigative hearing into deadly mid-air collision. Here's what is on the agenda
While the public is invited to observe the hearing, only NTSB Board members, investigative staff and designated parties may ask questions of witnesses.
Jalek Swoll and Ryder DiFrancesco crashed while leading. Remarkably, Haiden Deegan collided with DiFrancesco mid-air, but survived the contact with the lead.