CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a close-call incident near the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

According to a social media post, NTSB is sending a team to investigate a “loss of separation event” between an inbound Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Eurocopter helicopter.

A loss of separation occurs when two aircraft come closer together than the minimum safe distance.

The close call event occurred on Oct. 29.

19 News has reached out to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for more information on the incident.

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