FAA looking into plane crash and near miss

By the numbers: There have been 153 aviation accidents so far this year, 23 of them fatal, per the National Transportation Safety Board which is also investigating the Saturday crash.

• Last year, there were 286 accidents in the first three months of the year, with 50 of them fatal.

In the incident Friday, Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared for takeoff at Reagan airport around 3:15pm local time "while four U.S. Air Force T-38 Talons were inbound to Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover," the FAA said in a statement.

• "The Delta aircraft received an onboard alert that another aircraft was nearby," the agency said. "Air traffic controllers issued corrective instructions to both aircraft."
• There were two pilots, three flight attendants and 131 customers on board, and no injuries have been reported.
• A Delta spokesperson said in a statement: "Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people. That's why the flight crew followed procedures to maneuver the aircraft as instructed."

In the crash Saturday, a" SOCATA TBM7 crashed in a residential area in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, around 12:20 p.m. local time" after it departed from Des Moines International Airport in Iowa, per the FAA.

• A home was engulfed in flames, but local officials told media no one inside the house was injured.
• It's unclear at this time how many people were on board the plane and their condition.

What they're saying: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz posted on X that his team is "in touch with local officials on the scene in Brooklyn Park and we are monitoring the situation closely. Grateful to the first responders answering the call."

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