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.