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Article: Federal Aviation Administration starts investigation of Dec. 4. Greenpeace effort to block missile launch. (U.S. Navy Trident missile)
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- December 12, 1989
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FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION STARTS INVESTIGATION OF DEC. 4
GREENPEACE EFFORT TO BLOCK MISSILE LAUNCH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said today that it is investigating the Dec. 4 incident in which the Greenpeace organization tried unsuccessfully to block a test launch of a U.S. Navy Trident missile off the coast of Florida by operating a helicopter inside a designated launch warning area.
FAA Administrator James Busey said: "The nature of the helicopter flight prior to the test raises the serious issue of whether the pilot intentionally violated Federal Aviation regulations by ...