Updated on: May 3, 2026 / 6:46 PM EDT / CBS New York

Add CBS News on Google

An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it was coming in for a landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Cellphone video appears to show Flight UA169, a Boeing 767 that originated in Venice, Italy, with 221 passengers and 10 crew members on board, flying low over the turnpike before landing just after 2 p.m.

"Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole. The aircraft landed safely, taxied to the gate normally and no passengers or crew were injured.…