Flight 4650 on this week was a 50-seat jet , according to FAA . FAA : The unmanned aircraft looked like a miniature F-4 Phantom jet , pilot said . Flightaware : The pilot claimed to pass `` an unreported and apparently remotely controlled aircraft ... A jetliner 's pilot reported a near collision with a drone over Charlotte . Drones getting sucked into jet engines could be `` catastrophic , '' he adds .
Flight 4650 on this week was a 50-seat jet , according to FAA . FAA : The unmanned aircraft looked like a miniature F-4 Phantom jet , pilot said . Flightaware : A jetliner 's pilot reported a near collision with a drone over Charlotte . Drones getting sucked into jet engines could be `` catastrophic , '' he adds .