FAA Probing Safety Incident Involving President’s Marine One Helicopter The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into a recent incident involving Marine One, the presidential helicopter, taking off from Washington D.
C. 's Ellipse near the White House without adhering to standard safety protocols.
The breach of protocol may have resulted in a "loss of standard separation" incident, where aircraft are not kept apart by the requisite 1. 5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically.