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Federal aviation authorities are investigating an incident in which President Donald Trump’s Marine One helicopter flew too close to a commercial passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday.
The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it is investigating a reported loss of separation between Marine One and a commercial aircraft departing from the airport, known as DCA. The Federal Aviation Administration said its preliminary review found a “momentary loss of separation, after which the aircraft continued to move away from one another.”
A White House spokesperson, Kush Desai, told Agence France-Presse that Trump was never in danger and that Marine One flights are piloted by “some of the best aviators in the world.” The FAA added that an air traffic controller remained in contact with both pilots throughout the incident.
According to Reuters, two people familiar with the matter said air traffic controllers had not paused commercial departures at Reagan National as required under policies adopted after a fatal midair collision in January 2025. That crash, between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet, killed 67 people and prompted permanent restrictions on mixed helicopter and commercial traffic at the airport.
The FAA said it would continue reviewing the circumstances and implement corrective actions as needed. The NTSB’s investigation remains ongoing.
Marine One had lifted off from the Ellipse near the White House at about 2:33 p.m. local time on Tuesday, en route to Joint Base Andrews ahead of a presidential trip to Los Angeles, according to a White House pool report. Both aircraft landed safely.
A source told Reuters that Envoy Air flight 3742, a regional jet operated for American Airlines and bound for Pensacola, Florida, was the aircraft involved. A second flight, Republic 4700, was rerouted as a precaution after coming within three miles of the airport.
The incident renews scrutiny of air traffic protocols at Reagan National, where security measures were tightened following the 2025 collision. The FAA had previously banned visual-only separation for helicopters near major U.S. airports in March as part of those reforms.
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