A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision.

Summary

A Delta Air Lines flight and a U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon jet narrowly avoided collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday.

Delta Flight 2983, carrying 131 passengers, was cleared for takeoff as four T-38 jets approached for a flyover at Arlington National Cemetery.

An onboard alert prompted corrective instructions from air traffic controllers, diverting both aircraft. No injuries occurred.

The FAA plans to investigate. The incident follows a January midair collision at the same airport that killed 67 people.