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A near miss involving an Air Canada jet at the San Francisco airport could have killed "more than 1,000 people," according to a report.
On July 7, 2017, the Air Canada jet reached 60 feet above the ground, flying over four other aircraft waiting to take off shortly before midnight.
National Transportation Safety Board Vice President Bruce Landsberg said: "Only a few inches of separation have prevented this from becoming the worst aviation accident in history."
A shocking video footage of the incident shows the plane coming in landing by flying over at least four planes before going around.
The picture shows the plane approaching the runway (National Transportation Safety Board)
According to the NTSB report, other pilots have turned on their lighthouses to warn the Air Canada jet plane.
Earl Weener, another board member, said the plane nearly hit another plane and collided with several others.
He added, "More than 1,000 people were at imminent risk of serious injury or death."
On Thursday, the NTSB released a final report on the incident.
The incident occurred at the San Francisco Airport (AP)
It was found that the pilots were late in reporting the incident to their superiors. By the time they did, the plane was already on another flight and the voice recording of the incident in the cockpit had been recorded.
The pilot of the Air Canada flight stated that he had not reported the incident because he was "very tired" and that it was late. He reported the incident the next day.
He also determined that the incident was caused by the confusion of the pilots of the plane, one of the two parallel runways having closed that night.
The NTSB also criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, as only one air traffic controller was stationed at the time of the incident.
An Air Canada spokesman said, "It should be noted that the NTSSB recommendations were not specific to Air Canada, and focused on many areas for improvement."
Air Canada gave pilots specific training to familiarize pilots with the San Francisco Airport and focused on the proper procedures for landing approaches.
Additional reports by AP.
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