FAA investigating close call between plane registered to flight school and JetBlue passenger jet near Fort Lauderdale | CNN

A JetBlue passenger jet and a flight school plane came within 500 vertical feet of each other near Fort Lauderdale on Monday.

Air traffic control audio captured the moments as pilots reported a collision alert and climbed to avoid the smaller aircraft.

The FAA is investigating the close call, which occurred in airspace where student pilots commonly train and communication with air traffic control is generally not required.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a close call between a flight school-owned Beechcraft 76 plane and a JetBlue Airways passenger jet that came within 500 feet of one another on Monday.