A Southwest Airlines flight rapidly descended 475 feet shortly after takeoff from Hollywood Burbank Airport to avert a potential mid-air collision with a Hawker Hunter aircraft. The incident, which occurred approximately six minutes into the flight,

The plane abruptly descended 475 feet to avoid a collision with a Hawker Hunter aircraft, ABC News reported. About six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport, it abruptly descended from 14,100 feet to 13,625 feet. The flight was bound for Las Vegas.

The Southwest Airlines jet was in the same airspace as a Hawker Hunter owned by a British defense contracting company, according to AP.