Authorities Launch Investigation Into Boeing Southwest Flight That Nose-Dived Into Oklahoma Neighborhood, Terrifying Residents

This potentially dangerous situation occurred at 12:05 a.m. local time on Wednesday. So far, neither Southwest nor the FAA has revealed why this plane was flying so low to homes.

This incident occurred while the flight was still about nine miles away from its airport destination. According to flight data, the jet swooped as low as 525 feet above ground level.

As heard in captured audio during the event, an air traffic controller asked the pilots of the Southwest jet, “Southwest 4069, low altitude alert. You doing OK?”

However, during the period when the plane dived lower in the sky, many residents in these suburban Oklahoma City homes were terrified that the jet was going to dive right into their homes.

So far, no reason has been given by any party about why this Southwest jet seemed to almost be diving into an Oklahoma neighborhood.

Others revealed how the low plane jolted them awake in the middle of the night and caused them to go outside, as they couldn’t understand what was making this loud noise. Seeing the plane flying so close to their homes shocked them.

Basoco said, “I was kind of like halfway in between sleep being awake, and I just hear this WHOOOSH and I thought at first, like a storm was blowing in… because it just sounded like a wall of wind. And I looked out the window where the sound was coming from… if you go a few blocks away is the high school. And I just see a plane.”

A spokesperson for the company said, “Southwest is following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration to understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport.”

Recently, another Southwest jet also fell just 400 feet above the ocean during a flight near Hawaii back in April. This sudden drop — which was reportedly “like a rollercoaster” — led to the flight being aborted because of severe weather.

This event is also under investigation, especially after it left the jet substantially damaged. Dutch rolls are rare maneuvers that can become incredibly dangerous very quickly, as pilots can easily lose control during this uncommon incident.

This difficult year was kicked off in January when a part of an Alaska Airlines flight flew off while the plane was in the air, prompting remarkable footage of the event hitting major news and social media.

One particularly terrible flight even resulted in the death of a 73-year-old British man who died on a plane heading to Singapore from London.