United Flight 169 Strikes Pole and Truck on Newark Approach
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after the Boeing 767 landed safely with 231 people aboard and the truck driver was injured.
- On Sunday at 2 p.m., United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767 arriving from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole and a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport.
- The flight clipped a truck belonging to Schmidt Bakery, shattering the cab window; executive Chuck Paterakis told the National News Desk the driver was treated for minor injuries and released.
- There were 231 people aboard the aircraft, including 221 passengers and 10 crew members. United confirmed the jet landed safely and taxied to the gate normally, with no injuries reported on board.
- Following the incident, the Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate, while United said in an updated statement Sunday evening, "We will conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident and our crew has been removed from service."
- The event follows a separate scare on Saturday, when another United flight approaching Newark declared an emergency due to an unruly passenger, marking a difficult weekend for operations at the airport.
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NEW YORK.- New video footage released on Tuesday shows the moment when a United Airlines airline plane, with 231 occupants flying to boron at very low altitude, crashes into the light cables and roof of a truck that was driving along a road near Newark airport near New York City. As a result of the impact, the truck driver was slightly injured, and damage was caused both to his vehicle and to the ship's landing gear.The truck's interior video sh…
A plane crashed into a truck as it was about to land at Newark Airport. A few more feet off the mark could have resulted in disaster.
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