Air France flight nearly hits American Airlines plane after taking off from LAX

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An Air France plane nearly hit an American Airlines jet in a close call as the two aircrafts were departing from LAX over the weekend.

The incident happened around 12:20 a.m. Saturday. FlightRadar24 data shows the two planes came within about one nautical mile of each other.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Air France flight made an authorized turn after taking off and went into the path of another plane that left from a parallel runway.

Air France says the crew received a request from air traffic control to adjust its path shortly after takeoff.

Eyewitness News reached out to American Airlines for comment.

The FAA says its findings are preliminary, and the investigation is ongoing.