SPARKS FLY ✈️ A United Airlines flight leaving Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday night was forced to turn back after it started to spark shortly after takeoff. (credit: VariableCraft)
United Flight 149 was headed to Sao Paolo, Brazil. Sparks started falling from the aircraft as it flew over New Jersey. The incident was recorded on camera by college student Murtalla Mbacke.
Mbacke takes pictures of aircrafts as a hobby. He was on his way to do just that when he spotted United 149. He says he never thought he would capture an aircraft at the moment it began sparking.
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