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FAA Statement
7:04 PM · Jul 25, 2025
This information is preliminary and subject to change.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1496 responded to an onboard alert that another aircraft was in the vicinity while in Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center airspace. The FAA is investigating the event that occurred around 11 a.m. local time on Friday, July 25.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/26/g-s1-797 ... -collision
Southwest aircraft takes a dive to avoid midair collision
July 26, 20254:21 PM ET
Data from the live flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows the Southwest Boeing 737 make its ascent just before noon on Friday.
At the same time in the same airspace, a decommissioned Hawker Hunter Mk.58 fighter jet was making its journey to Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Ventura County, Ca., Flightradar24 shows.
Flightradar 24 shows that The Southwest flight dropped from 14,100 feet to 13,600 feet.
Southwest said that no customers reported injuries. One flight attendant was treated for minor injuries and another was transported to a hospital after landing, according to airline spokesman Lynn Lunsford.
The flight, the airline said, continued to Las Vegas where it landed "uneventfully."