United Airlines Flight 169 struck a light pole and a Schmidt Bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike during its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon. The Boeing 767-400, originating from Venice, Italy, had 231 passengers and 10 crew members on board.
Key Takeaways
United Airlines Flight 169 struck a light pole and a Schmidt Bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike during its final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon. The Boeing 767-400 had 231 passengers and 10 crew members on board, with no injuries reported among them. The truck driver sustained minor injuries from glass shards.
- United Airlines Flight 169 struck a light pole and a Schmidt Bakery truck during landing at Newark Liberty International Airport
- Truck driver Warren Boardley Jr. suffered minor injuries; passengers and crew unharmed
- Plane landed safely with minor damage, operations resumed quickly after inspection for debris
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High ConsensusAll 10 publishers report consistent facts across 3 key claims.
| Claim | Status | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger Count | Broad Agreement | 231 passengers on board | |
| Truck Driver Injuries | Broad Agreement | Truck driver suffered minor injuries from glass shards | |
| Aircraft Damage | Broad Agreement | Plane landed safely with minor damage |
Passenger Count
Broad Agreement231 passengers on board
Truck Driver Injuries
Broad AgreementTruck driver suffered minor injuries from glass shards
Aircraft Damage
Broad AgreementPlane landed safely with minor damage
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The truck driver, identified as Warren Boardley Jr., was taken to the hospital with minor injuries from glass shards in his arm and hand. According to Chuck Paterakis, senior vice president of transportation and logistics at H&S Bakery, one of the plane's landing gear tires went through the truck's window and windshield. The incident also caused the light pole to strike a Jeep traveling on the turnpike.
The plane landed safely with minor damage and taxied to its gate without any injuries reported among passengers or crew members. Dash cam footage from the truck shows Flight UA169 striking it, as reported by CBS News. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating the incident along with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which has directed United Airlines to secure and provide both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.
The NTSB investigation will examine multiple factors including flight operations, meteorological conditions, human performance, crew resource management, aircraft performance, and air traffic control. An NTSB investigator arrived in Newark on Monday to conduct interviews with the flight crew. United Airlines announced it would conduct a rigorous flight safety investigation into the incident, and the crew has been removed from service as part of this process.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported that normal operations at the airport were quickly resumed after an inspection for debris. Air traffic control audio suggests there may have been a hole in the side of the plane, though this has not been confirmed by United Airlines or the NTSB as reported by HuffPost. The NTSB is expected to release a preliminary report within 30 days.
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