NewzInvestigators announced on Thursday that construction work at the White House contributed to an incident earlier this month where the US presidential helicopter, Marine One, passed too dangerously close to a passenger plane in Washington airspace.
The close pass occurred on August 4 shortly after President Donald Trump took off aboard Marine One, according to the findings released by investigators examining the aviation safety event.
While the reports highlight the operational challenges posed by ongoing infrastructure work at the executive mansion, the investigation underscores the heightened safety risks surrounding presidential flight paths in congested capital airspace.
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