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Kite confiscated after apparently hitting United plane in Washington area
"Kite-flying is prohibited at Gravelly Point due to low-flying aircraft landing at DCA," the department said in a statement. Jamie Larounis, a travel analyst, said he was at Gravelly Point on ...
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United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite while landing at D.C. airport
The pilots reported the kite flying over Gravelly Point, a park just off the runway along the banks of the Potomac River on the Virginia side, according to Air Traffic Control audio. Flying ...
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Kite makes contact with United flight from Houston approaching Reagan National Airport, witnesses say
ARLINGTON, Va. — A United plane made contact with a kite while attempting to land at Reagan National Airport Saturday afternoon, witnesses told WUSA9. The pilot of United Airlines Flight 654 ...
Another Close Call at D.C. Airport as Plane Hits Kite While Landing
A warm spring weekend in Washington, D.C. led to a close call after a kite hit a United Airlines plane making a landing at the Reagan National Airport on Saturday. Luckily, United Airlines said no one ...
United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite near D.C. airport
A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.
Jet collides with a kite near Reagan National Airport
Air traffic control audio indicates the incident happened over a Virginia park, where flying kites is prohibited.
Kite reportedly makes contact with United flight attempting to land at Reagan National Airport
Officials confirm that a kite reportedly struck a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington D.C. while it was ...