Investigators are working to determine what caused a deadly collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
An Air Canada Express jet and Port Authority fire truck lay on the side of a runway at LaGuardia Airport, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, after colliding with each other shortly after the jet landed in New York Sunday night.
The National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said they are now examining cockpit recordings and communications inside the control tower. "We will be developing a timeline of events,” Homendy said during a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, also adding that the crash likely involved multiple failures, not just one mistake. The aircraft, which was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members, hit the fire truck while landing late Sunday night, killing both the pilot and co-pilot, as well as hurting dozens of others. About 40 people, including two who were in the fire truck, were taken to hospitals. Some suffered serious injuries, but by Monday morning, most had been released, and others walked away without needing treatment. A flight attendant survived after being thrown onto the tarmac while still strapped into her seat, with several other passengers able to escape the wreckage. An Air Canada Jet sits on the runway at LaGuardia Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, after colliding with a Port Authority vehicle in New York. Authorities recovered the plane's cockpit and flight data recorders by cutting a hole in the aircraft’s roof and then drove them to the NTSB lab in Washington for analysis, Homendy said. Investigators are focusing on why the airport fire truck was on the runway as the plane approached and why it did not stop despite urgent warnings from air traffic control. They are also examining the actions of controllers and whether other demands in the tower may have contributed to the crash. The crash marked the first fatal accident at LaGuardia Airport in more than three decades, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The flight, operated by Jazz Aviation on behalf of Air Canada, was traveling to New York from Montreal. The pilot and copilot who died were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, who is the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport. The crash came at a time of increasing frustration with air travel in the U.S., caused by long security lines amid a partial government shutdown. While flights resumed Monday at LaGuardia -- the New York region’s third busiest airport -- the runway where the collision happened was still closed and many flights were facing hours-long delays on Tuesday.Water issues are continuing for some residents in Rush amid the ongoing Horseshoe Solar Energy solar project more than a month after an aquifer puncture.Quadruple amputee athlete accused of shooting man, dumping body in Maryland A man who is a quadruple amputee is locked up in Virginia following a deadly shooting in Charles County, Maryland, according to the sheriff's office.Driver rescued after vehicle goes into water off road in Chili
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