Drone Clipped United Flight, FAA Investigates

0:00On April 29th, a United Airlines Boeing 737 from San Francisco to San Diego clipped a small red drone at 3,000 feet over the city Wednesday morning. Fight 1980 had 48 passengers and six crew on board, took off around 6.53 a.m. and touched down safely with. Everyone deplaning normally, Maineis crews checked it out and found zero damage. The pilot radioed air traffic control right away, describing the object as tiny and hard to make out beyond its color. United confirmed the possible strike in a statement, and the feds at the FAA are now digging into what happened. Social media lit up with folks scratching their heads over how any regular drone pulls off that altitude. Rules keep them under 400 feet max without special clearance and way clear of airport zones, no flying their period. Reports of drone close calls with planes are climbing fast. Making up almost two-thirds of near misses at the country's busiest spots this year alone.

1:01Actual hits like this stay super rare, but they grab attention quick. FAA investigators keep piecing it together, while airlines push for tighter drone controls and busy skies could reshape how we handle air traffic down. The line.