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- The Guardian
FAA investigating after Southwest plane flies 525ft above Oklahoma town
Boeing 737 from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City dipped above Yukon nine miles from airport, sounding like ‘wall of wind’
- Reuters
US FAA probes low-flying Southwest Airlines flight near Oklahoma City
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it is investigating a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to a low altitude 9 miles (14.5 km) from the Oklahoma City airport. The incident involving Southwest Airlines Flight 4069, which had departed from Las Vegas, occurred around at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, the FAA said. Southwest said it is following its Safety Management System and is in contact with the FAA to "understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport."
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Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines low flight over Oklahoma City suburbs
Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines jet that triggered a low-altitude alert as it prepared to land in Oklahoma City but was still nine miles from the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that an air traffic controller notified the Southwest pilots after an automated warning sounded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to data from Flightradar24, the plane descended to about 525 feet above the ground as it passed over Oklahoma City suburbs on the way to Will Rogers World Airport.
