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NTSB subpoenas pilots of American Airlines plane involved in near-collision at John F. Kennedy International Airport

NTSB subpoenas American Airlines pilots over near collision
NTSB subpoenas American Airlines pilots over near collision 00:26

NEW YORK -- The pilots of an American Airlines plane that nearly collided with a Delta plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in January have been subpoenaed.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it's attempted to interview the pilots three times now.

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The agency wants to know why they crossed an active runway without clearance from air traffic control, forcing the Delta plane to make a sudden stop during take-off.

The planes passed within 1,400 feet of each other.

A union representative said the pilots refuse to have their statements recorded.

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