United Flight Landing in Newark Strikes Light Pole on New Jersey Turnpike, FAA Says

United Flight Landing in Newark Strikes Light Pole on New Jersey Turnpike, FAA Says
A United airplane at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Sept. 11, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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NEWARK, N.J.—Federal authorities are investigating after a United Airlines passenger jet landing Sunday at Newark Liberty International Airport struck a light pole on the adjacent New Jersey Turnpike.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the incident involving United Airlines Flight 169 happened at about 2 p.m. ET Sunday. The Boeing 767 aircraft landed safely, arriving in the United States from Venice, Italy, according to the FAA.