This is some scary shiznit. The passenger plane, was following the ATC instructions, but not the cargo plane.
The two airplanes passed so close to each other that the captain of one immediately declared over the radio: "We just heard the guy go by."
In early morning clouds, a US Airways Airbus 320 and a small cargo plane flew within 50 to 100 feet of each other, barely avoiding a collision over two busy highways bordered by south Minneapolis neighborhoods, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday.
After takeoff, the airport tower instructed the airliner to turn left and head west. The cargo plane also was supposed to turn, but didn't, according to radio transmissions recorded by liveATC.net.
Moments later, the airliner almost collided with the cargo plane about a half-mile past the end of the runway, the NTSB said. The planes were about 1,500 feet above the intersection of Hwys. 62 and 77.
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