FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-collision that happened on Monday between a JetBlue flight preparing to land at a South Florida airport and a smaller plane that was flying erratically.<\/p>\n
[\u00a0Read more trending news <\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. ET, the FAA confirmed to CBS News<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n JetBlue Flight 1256 was approaching Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to complete a flight that originated in Guayaquil, Ecuador, the Sun Sentinel<\/a> reported. However, the passenger plane had to alter its path to avoid a collision with a Beechcraft 76 plane that was registered to Sun City Aviation LLC, according to CNN<\/a>, which cited FAA records.<\/p>\n The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a JetBlue flight heading towards the Fort Lauderdale airport and another plane, officials confirmed. https:\/\/t.co\/roIO3iw6uK<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) June 2, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n The air traffic controller first warned the pilot about Visual Flight Rules (VFR) traffic — where planes navigate by sight instead of using instruments — approximately 6 nautical miles away from the runway, the Sun Sentinel<\/a> reported, citing archived radio transmissions from LiveATC.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, they\u2019re turning toward us,\u201d one pilot in the JetBlue aircraft can be heard saying on the recording, according to CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a TCAS alert, we\u2019re moving,\u201d the pilot said, the Sun Sentinel<\/a> reported. According to the newspaper, a TCAS alert, which refers to the aircraft\u2019s Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, is a cockpit alert that helps the pilot avoid midair collisions by monitoring the space around an aircraft.<\/p>\n \u201cThat guy\u2019s insane,\u201d the air traffic controller said after the pilot avoided a potential collision with the Beechcraft 76, according to the newspaper. The air traffic controller dubbed the pilot of the smaller plane \u201cMad Max.\u201d<\/p>\n [\u00a0Unruly passenger forces Frontier flight to make emergency landing in Miami<\/a>\u00a0]<\/p>\n The two aircraft came within 500 feet vertically of one another and approximately 1.6 miles horizontally, CNN<\/a> reported, citing data from FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n The FAA said the pilot of the smaller plane was not communicating with air traffic controllers, according to CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n It was unclear where the smaller aircraft had taken off from. The FAA said it was investigating the incident, the news outlet reported.<\/p>\n Spokespersons for JetBlue and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport did not respond to requests for comment on Tuesday, the Sun Sentinel<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n