800 Feet Apart: American Airlines 737 & E175 Nearly Collide At Washington Reagan

A near-miss between an American Airlines jet and an American Eagle regional aircraft occurred on Thursday, when one flight mistakenly believed it had runway clearance, while a Boeing 737 was on its final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The incident, which occurred around 7:00 PM on Thursday, forced the American aircraft to complete a go-around.