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

Tom was a master of the near miss.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer