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Trump helicopter Marine One had close call with airliner near White House

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A close call occurred on August 4 when a helicopter carrying Donald Trump, known as Marine One, nearly collided with an Envoy Air passenger plane near the White House. The incident happened because air traffic controllers could not hear warnings about Marine One's imminent takeoff due to radio issues, compounded by ongoing construction of a helipad at the White House. While officials stated Trump was never in danger, preliminary reports from the National Transportation Safety Board indicate the helicopter and the passenger plane were closer than the required minimum separation distances. AI

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Trump helicopter Marine One had close call with airliner near White House

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    White House construction cited in Trump helicopter close call with airliner

    Construction work at the White House was a factor in the US presidential helicopter passing too close to a passenger plane in the skies over Washington earlier this month, investigators said Thursday. The close pass happened on August 4 after President Donald Trump took off on Ma…

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