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  • United Airlines flight hit light pole, truck on NJ Turnpike after pilot was warned ‘you’re slow and a little low’

    06/05/2026 2:00:15 PM PDT · by xxqqzz · 76 replies
    nj.com / yahoo ^ | June 5, 2026 | Larry Higgs
    The first officer of a United Airlines jet warned the pilot "you are still slow and a little low" before the aircraft hit a light pole and tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty Airport on May 3. A preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board about the May 3 incident said the airliner was hit by a 34 mph wind gust just before crossing the highway, and confirmed the jet struck both the light pole and the tractor-trailer. The crew of United Flight 169 heard a thump and felt a jolt as...