near miss
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The two aircraft were within less than half a mile of each other horizontally at the time of the near miss and about 500 feet apart vertically, according to data from Flightradar24.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
After a 2013 near miss between a helicopter and an airplane in the same location as the January crash, an internal working group recommended that the FAA change a specific helicopter route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
After the terror of the incident, Ulasewicz said the revelation that his plane was involved in a near miss changed his emotions to anger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025
A police helicopter reported a near miss with a drone that was in fact a US jet fighter, a report said.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
It seemed such a near miss that suddenly it was important to me to find out more about the old man.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
