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Air lines 737 on runway 4 left at jfk. the other airplane is an american airlines 777, it crossed the runway as the delta flight was accelerating for takeoff. listen to the air traffic control audio. you get to hear the urgency in the controller's voice as he realized what was developing in front of him. >>. [ bleep ] cancel takeoff plans. cancel takeoff plans. >> rejecting. >> rejected takeoff, something that pilots take off all the time in the simulator. rare in real life. now the faa and the ntsb are investigating this. they'll have questions for the pilots of both mrplanes. it's called a r...

When an american airlines 777 pulled out onto the runway in front of it. that delta was accelerating for takeoff. i want you to listen now to the air traffic control recording where you can hear the urgency in the air traffic controller's voice. listen. >> [ bleep ]. cancel takeoff plans. delta 1943, cancel takeoff plans. >> rejecting. >> reporter: a rejected takeoff, something pilots often only do in the flight simulator. they realized these planes came within about 1,000 feet of each other which is not all that big. these planes are hundreds of feet long. this is known as a runway incursion ...

Disaster was averted but only with seconds to spare. thanks to the quick action of the air traffic controller and the jfk control tower but also the quick reaction by the delta airlines flight crew. look at the animation. it shows that delta airlines 737 lining up for takeoff and listen to what the controller heard and realized that an american airlines triple 7 was taxiing across the same runway. listen. >> delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance. cancel takeoff clearance. >> rejecting. >> now the faa said the planes came within a thousand feet of one another. that is only about three football f...