United Airlines plane that hit light pole landing in Newark flew just 19 feet above Jersey Turnpike, probe shows

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The packed United Airlines passenger plane that hit a light pole while landing at Newark International Airport last month was flying just 19 feet above the busy Jersey Turnpike, an initial investigation showed. The May 3 flight was cruising below the safe landing path for about three-quarters of a mile before reaching the runway and striking the light pole , according to the early National Transportation Safety Board report obtained by CNN. It was so low that it was initially thought that the