Coverage dated June 27, 2026
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport Headline from WLTX Columbia
The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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Drone nearly hits United plane landing in Newark, pilot says ↗ (opens KRDO) Published Jun 27, 2026
KRDO's feed description By Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines passenger jet nearly collided with a drone as it was coming in to land in New Jersey on Friday, its pilot said, the latest in a string of recent aviation incidents heading into the Fourth of July holiday. “We almost hit a
WLTX Columbia
United flight reports near miss with drone while landing at Newark airport ↗ (opens WLTX Columbia) Published Jun 27, 2026
Same headline from 5 more outlets WLTX Columbia's feed description The crew said the drone came within about 100 feet of the aircraft as it descended.
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