The FAA confirmed on August 5, local time, that on the afternoon of August 4, US Eastern Time, the military helicopter “Marine Corps 1” carrying US President Trump was “too close” for a short period of time to a passenger plane that took off from Washington Reagan National Airport. The agency said that according to its preliminary safety review, there was a “loss of space” between “Marine Corps 1” and this passenger plane at one point.

The FAA confirmed on August 5, local time, that on the afternoon of August 4, US Eastern Time, the military helicopter “Marine Corps 1” carrying US President Trump was “too close” for a short period of time to a passenger plane that took off from Washington Reagan National Airport. The agency said that according to its preliminary safety review, there was a “loss of space” between “Marine Corps 1” and this passenger plane at one point.