US EditionWhat’s Next in the Investigation Into the Deadly Air Canada Collision at LaGuardia
The collision involved a PAPD emergency vehicle responding to an odor report, killing two pilots and causing nearly 600 flight cancellations at LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
- On Sunday, March 22, 2026, an Air Canada Express jet collided with a Port Authority fire truck on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport at 11:37 p.m., killing two pilots and injuring 41 others.
- Air traffic control audio reveals the controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway before frantically ordering it to stop, raising questions about coordination between landing aircraft and ground vehicles.
- The aircraft struck the vehicle at 104 miles per hour; officials confirmed the cockpit voice recorder was recovered intact and sent to Washington for analysis after crews cut through the aircraft's roof.
- National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the runway will remain closed for days during investigation, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended LaGuardia's staffing, calling understaffing concerns "not accurate."
- This incident marks the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in over 34 years, renewing scrutiny of air traffic control operations and safety protocols at major United States airports as operations resume with residual delays.
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Deadly LaGuardia collision puts spotlight on rising runway incursions
The Transportation Safety Board has been sounding the alarm on the risk of collision due to runway incursions — the incorrect presence of a vehicle, person or aircraft on a surface designated for takeoff or landing — since 2010.
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CBS58‘Playing with fire’: LaGuardia Airport collision renews concerns air traffic controllers are spread too thin
By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — This week’s deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport has renewed concerns about how much is too much for one air traffic controller to handle. Controllers, already spread thin by decades of staffing shortages and long hours in a high-stress job under intense scrutiny, can sometimesbe responsible for planes in the air, on the ground and preparing to take off or land. “It happens in every …
What’s next in the investigation into the deadly Air Canada collision at LaGuardia
An Air Canada regional jet landing at one of the country’s busiest and most prominent airports slammed into a fire truck at more than 100 miles per hour on Sunday, leaving federal investigators and frightened passengers questioning what could have gone wrong.
New Questions After Laguardia Crash – Controller Distraction Is Under Investigation
A routine late-night landing turned into a nightmare inferno of chaos and confusion when a passenger jet slammed into a vehicle on an active runway — killing two pilots and leaving dozens injured — as investigators now probe whether a split-second distraction in the control tower sparked the deadly chain...
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