Investigators with the National Transportation Security Board are looking into a close call at Reagan National Airport, NBC News has learned.
In a statement released Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the near-miss happened at around 4 p.m. Friday when Republic Airlines flight 3281, an Embraer E170 aircraft, attempted to land. At the same time, the statement continued, a military UH-60 helicopter briefly climbed to the same altitude of 400 feet as the airplane.
The helicopter climbed to a safer altitude after air traffic controllers advised the pilots of each other's location. The plane made a missed approach before circling around again and landing safely a few minutes later. No injuries or damage was reported
Flights were operating as normal into and out of Reagan National Saturday morning. Indianapolis-based Republic Airlines operates 110 airplanes across America.
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