A kite flown in restricted airspace near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Saturday came in contact with a landing plane. United Airlines confirmed reports that a kite struck Flight 654 as it ...

A kite struck a United Airlines plane as it was approaching Reagan National Airport in metro Washington, D.C., on Saturday. The airline said in a statement to USA TODAY on Monday that it was ...

The airline said it was aware of reports that a kite hit United Flight 654, and that the flight from Houston landed safely. "Customers deplaned normally," it said, "and upon inspection there was ...