Helicopter pilot reports near miss with remote-controlled plane near JFK Airport
NEW YORK (WABC) -- A helicopter pilot says he was almost hit by a remote-controlled plane late this afternoon near John F. Kennedy Airport - the second close call reported on Monday.
"Just almost ran into a gigantic RC airplane right over there at Floyd Bennett," he told air traffic controllers. "...A big one, at 500 feet."
Earlier in the day, a JetBlue flight was hit by a drone as it tried to land at JFK airport.
According to the pilot, it happened around 3,000 feet on its approach to the runway. The plane landed safely and JetBlue says there was no damage.
The FAA says it will investigate.
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