Kite makes contact with United flight approaching Reagan National Airport, witnesses say

United Airlines plane strikes kite while landing at Reagan National Airport in ‘scary’ incident— just months after fatal mid-air crash

A United Airlines flight hit a kite while landing at Washington's Reagan National Airport on Saturday afternoon — months after a deadly collision at the same airport killed 67 people.

Kite confiscated after apparently hitting United plane in Washington area

A kite appears to have hit a passenger jet as it flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon, United Airlines said.

Kite makes contact with United flight approaching Reagan National Airport, witnesses say

"It was over the park about 100 feet over the ground, it looked like it was right on the flight deck. Those guys were a little bit low ...," the United pilot says.

United Airlines Flight Hit by Kite Near Washington DC

Kite hits United Flight 654 near Reagan National, raising concerns. No damage reported. Authorities confiscate kite at Gravelly Point.