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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

Distracted controllers allowed planes to come dangerously close on a San Diego runway, NTSB says

Airport Close Call-San Diego - (© The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Investigators say that a private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into a Southwest Airlines plane on a runway in San Diego two years ago because the air traffic controllers in the tower got distracted.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued its final report Tuesday on the incident that happened in August 2023.

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