NTSB subpoenas pilots of American Airlines plane involved in near-collision at John F. Kennedy International Airport
NEW YORK -- The pilots of an American Airlines plane that nearly collided with a Delta plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in January have been subpoenaed.
The National Transportation Safety Board says it's attempted to interview the pilots three times now.
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The agency wants to know why they crossed an active runway without clearance from air traffic control, forcing the Delta plane to make a sudden stop during take-off.
The planes passed within 1,400 feet of each other.
A union representative said the pilots refuse to have their statements recorded.
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