then, jfk tower warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. jetblue 943, use caution on arrival. the one ahead of you reported a drone at floyd bennett field. yeah, we re watching out for it. durner of nyc.com weighed in. he said a drone flying within 100 feet of a plane can easily get sucked into an engine or worse. these drones are made with aircraft aluminum, similar to the aircraft it is about to strike. going into an engine can destroy an engine or going into the cockpit window can injure or kill a pilot. scares like this happen more often than you think. the faa reports 25 drone incidents each month. in the case of delta flight 407, the plane landed safely. they are now investigating the incident.
yeah, about a mile back there was a drone flying just on the southwest side of this abandoned airport here. what altitude did you say that was? i would say probably about 100 feet below us, just off right wing. reporter: dale ta flight prepares to land with 154 people on board. the jet, just 1700 feet above the ground when the pilot spots a drone on the southwest side of the plane just about 100 feet below. did you, by any chance, get the color or type? no, i was not close enough to be able to tell. then, jfk tower warned other pilots of the possible danger flying around them. jetblue 943, use caution on arrival. the one ahead of you reported a drone at floit bennett. yeah, we re watching out for it. they said, without a doubt, this was a close call.
that s not an image you want kids to see. she said that in an interview. she said, i think i could be the man. if it were to go the other way. it would be a bad image. with all that s going on she mentioned football and the domestic violence. it was a great point by her. we are learning details about a close call between a drone and an airliner. this is over new york city. it involves delta. jetblue says it too had a close call. nick valencia is working this story. we will have the new details at the top of the hour.