Frontier Jet Breaks Washington Flight Ban

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 Apr 2, 2002 A US passenger jet broke air security regulations and flew over
the White House after leaving Washington's Reagan National Airport, the
Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed.The incident, which happened
Monday and involved a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737, has been blamed on an
error by the pilot.The plane, en route to Denver, flew through airspace over
central Washington which has been restricted and patrolled by military
fighter aircraft since last year's terrorist attacks.After being contacted by
controllers the Frontier pilot acknowledged his navigational mistake but was
allowed to continue the flight.The FAA said Flight 819 missed a turning point
shortly after take-off and was monitored by security agencies.





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