A Boeing 737 MAX-8 aircraft plummeted to less than 500 feet off the ground over Oklahoma, leaving residents terrified.
According to flight data, Southwest Airlines Flight 4069, which was on the way to Oklahoma City from Las Vegas, flew as low as 450 feet above Yukon while on a final approach to Will Rogers World Airport just after midnight on June 19.
Doorbell camera footage caught the Boeing 737 hovering above several houses in the area before it flew out of frame.
FAA investigates the incident
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the incident, and Southwest Airlines has confirmed that it is cooperating with the FAA to address any "irregularities."
"It woke me up and I thought it was gonna hit my house," wrote one resident on the Yukon Happenings Facebook page.
Because of the sudden descent of the Boeing 737, air traffic control immediately called the pilot and checked on the status of the flight. In an audio archive of the transmission, the air traffic controller could be heard saying "Southwest 4069, low altitude alert. You good out there?"
The pilot of the commercial flight then confirmed that there was no issue with the aircraft.
The pilot then circled back around, quickly regaining altitude from around 450 feet to more than 1,000 feet as it passed over Yukon High School. The Boeing 737 landed safely at the airport.
Air Traffic Control personnel confirmed that there were no problems with the Boeing 737. However, the low approach and the late hour alarmed some of the residents in the city.
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In an interview, Spencer Basoco, who lives several blocks away from the school, said he was "halfway in between sleep, being awake" when he heard a loud "WHOOSH. Basoco added that he first thought the noise was caused by "a storm blowing in because it sounded like a wall of wind."
But when Basoco looked out a window to where the sound was coming from, he saw the plane from several blocks away near the high school. He added that the shocking scene "wasn't normal." (Related: TERRIFYING: Mid-air blowout leaves gaping hole on the side of Boeing 737 Max 9.)
Southwest Airlines officials reported that they are working with the FAA to investigate the cause of the sudden descent.
In a statement, Southwest Airlines said that it is "following its robust Safety Management System and is in contact with the FAA to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft's approach to the airport."
"Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees," concluded the company.
Boeing under fire for other safety issues
This isn't the first time that Boeing has made headlines for troubling issues.
Boeing has been criticized for various issues such as broken landing gears, doors being torn off mid-flight and defective software systems. These issues have resulted in tragic crashes in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019. Both incidents resulted in several deaths.
Boeing's struggles in 2024 began in January when a panel called a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max shortly after it took off from Portland, Oregon.
Earlier in June, a Boeing plane experienced a rare Dutch roll, a combination of a yawing motion when the tail slides and an aircraft rocks from wingtip to wingtip. The maneuver can be caused by "wind or pilot input."
Additionally, several current and former Boeing employees have accused the company of taking safety shortcuts. The company is currently being investigated by the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Department of Justice.
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