plane crash Newark airport
Definition
A recent aviation incident at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) where United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767 arriving from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike during landing approach, causing the pole to hit a bakery truck and injure its driver with minor wounds.
Refers to the ground collision event on or around May 3, 2026, involving no fatalities on the aircraft, which safely landed afterward; the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Examples
The so-called plane crash Newark airport turned out to be a sky-high game of bumper cars with a bakery truck.
Forget box office flops; the plane crash Newark airport drama had pilots dodging light poles like urban slalom experts.
In the plane crash Newark airport files, the real casualty was the baker wondering why his delivery got an unsolicited flyover.
Passengers on that plane crash Newark airport approach probably updated their wills faster than the wingtip hit the pole.