Flight 4650 on March 22 was a 50-seat jet , according to Flightaware . FAA : Explaining why this event is significant , Williams referenced to the so-called `` Miracle on the Hudson '' from 2009 , when US Airways Flight 1549 safely crash-landed in New York 's Hudson River after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport . The unmanned aircraft looked like a miniature F-4 Phantom jet , pilot said . Comment: A jetliner 's pilot reported a near collision with a drone over Florida . Drones getting sucked into jet engines could be `` catastrophic , '' he adds .
Flight 4650 on March 22 was a 50-seat jet , according to Flightaware . FAA : The unmanned aircraft looked like a miniature F-4 Phantom jet , pilot said . Comment: A jetliner 's pilot reported a near collision with a drone over Florida . Drones getting sucked into jet engines could be `` catastrophic , '' he adds .