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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt

FAA investigates after Southwest plane drops to ‘within 400ft’ of Pacific Ocean

Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway international airport, in Chicago.
Southwest Airlines plane prepares to land at Midway international airport in Chicago. Photograph: Kiichiro Sato/AP

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a Southwest Airlines flight reportedly plunged to “within 400ft” of the Pacific Ocean during a flight.

A memo distributed to Southwest pilots, obtained by Bloomberg, said that the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged at a rate of 4,000ft a minute off the coast of Hawaii, coming within hundreds of feet of the ocean before climbing to safety.

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