Boeing 767-424ER

United Airlines

United Airlines flight UA169, a Boeing 767-400, N77066, struck a light pole and a truck on I95 while conducting an RNAV approach to runway 29 at Newark. The aircraft landed safely and is undergoing an inspection. The truck driver survived with minor injuries. A second vehicle hit the felled light post. The damage to the aircraft is said to be significant and the occurrence has been rated an accident. The approach calls for the turn onto final approach to be completed by about 3km from the runway threshold. The lane the truck was in is 170m from the Runway 29 threshold and some 500m from the runway aiming point.