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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. NTSB to investigate United plane that struck pole on NJ Turnpike

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Mon May 4, 2026, 05:09 AM

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NTSB to investigate United plane that struck pole on NJ Turnpike

by Tara Suter 05/03/26 09:36 PM ET

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Sunday said it will investigate a United Airlines plane that struck a pole on the New Jersey Turnpike.

“The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into Sunday’s incident involving United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767-400 operating from Venice to Newark, which struck a light pole while on approach to Newark Liberty International Airport,” the NTSB said in a post on the social platform X on Sunday.

In a statement Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that as the flight from Italy was preparing to land at Newark, the United flight “struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike” on Sunday afternoon. The FAA said the plane “landed safely” and that the agency will also investigate.

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United flight strikes light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sunday OP

Are they servinng hard liquor cocktails in the plane cockpits now ? magicarpet Sunday #1

The plane's tires brushed the TOP of the truck. They say God helped the safe landing. bucolic_frolic Sunday #2

Those pilots should lose their licenses IMO... wcmagumba Sunday #3

I'll bet the people working ATC at the time will have a few tapes played back DFW Sunday #4

Well, yes, I was also thinking ATC as the culprit. ananda Monday #8

NTSB to investigate United plane that struck pole on NJ Turnpike mahatmakanejeeves Monday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Monday #6

Severe down drafts/wind shear about the only reason that isn't pilot error EX500rider Monday #7

That and faulty ILS equipment (ground or plane) Angleae Yesterday #10

Yeah except it's obvious in the vid that the conditions are VFR. They knew they were low Bengus81 23 hrs ago #11

In other words, they're dumbshits. Angleae 23 hrs ago #12

That runway, #29 at Newark is visual approach only, no ILS, PAPI lights only (Precision Approach Path Indicator) EX500rider 22 hrs ago #13

So they would have been getting red lights on the PAPI all the way in Bengus81 22 hrs ago #14

Going to be a interesting CVR, somebody should have been questioning whether this was a stable approach or not.. EX500rider 22 hrs ago #15

You ever watch that Captain Steeve on YouTube? Excellent analysis of incidents Bengus81 7 hrs ago #18

Yeah him, and blankalario or whatever his name is EX500rider 5 hrs ago #19

We should wait for the full investigation. It's possible that the bakery truck was flying too high! lol EX500rider 21 hrs ago #16

Ex-Navy pilot thought the truck was an Aircraft Carrier. Wonder Why Monday #9

This was posted at Airliners.net: EX500rider 21 hrs ago #17