NTSB INVESTIGATING NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION IN NEW YORK

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

July 8, 2008

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NTSB INVESTIGATING NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION IN NEW YORK


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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a 
near midair collision in New York City in which two 
airliners came in close proximity to one another.

On July 5, 2008, 8:36 pm eastern daylight time, Cayman 
Airways flight 792, a Boeing 737-300, and a Linea Aerea 
Nacional de Chile flight 533, Boeing 767-300, almost 
collided at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport 
(JFK), according to initial reports. 

The Cayman Airways flight, on approach to runway 22L, was 
executing a missed approach and conflicted with the Linea 
Aeroea Navional de Chile flight that was departing runway 
13R.  Tower controllers intervened to attempt to resolve the 
conflict, assigning both aircraft diverging headings.  The 
closest proximity of the two aircraft has not yet been 
determined.  At the time of the incident, the weather was 
VFR with 6 miles visibility and haze. 
 
There were no reported injuries or damage to the aircraft.
A preliminary report of the incident will be available on 
the Board's web later this week.

Media Contact:  Terry Williams, (202) 314-6100 
williat@xxxxxxxx


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