An investigation is underway after a plane crash between two planes was averted at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 plane was scheduled to take off from the busy airport around 8:45 p.m. passenger plane, the FAA said in a statement.

«Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance!» an air traffic controller could be heard saying in an audio recording of Air Traffic Control communications by LiveATCa website that monitors and shares flight communications.

The Delta plane was able to come to a stop safely, with the abrupt stop being felt by the passengers on board.

«It was like a split second of panic that resulted in this audible reaction on the plane,» Brian Heale, a passenger on the Delta flight, told NBC News. «I felt the adrenaline rush and there was total silence on the plane and then there was relief when the plane came to a stop.»

The Delta plane came to a stop about 1,000 feet from where American Airlines Flight 106, a Boeing 777, had crossed from an adjacent taxiway, according to the FAA.

The flight, which had 145 passengers and 6 crew members on board, returned to the boarding gate after the incident and customers had to disembark.

The flight was then delayed overnight due to crew resources, and passengers were given overnight accommodations, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson said. Departed Saturday morning just before 10:20 am

“The safety of our customers and crew is always Delta’s number one priority,” they said, adding that the airline will “work with and assist aviation authorities in a full review” of the incident.

American Airlines forwarded all calls to the FAA.

John Cox, a retired pilot and professor of aviation safety at the University of Southern California, said he questioned whether there was a «lack of communication between the American crew and air traffic controllers.»

Asked how rare these incidents are, he said: «This happens occasionally when there will be a misunderstanding about an air traffic control clearance and someone ends up having to refuse a takeoff.»

Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board They have said they will investigate the incident.