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NTSB investigators en route to LaGuardia crash site delayed for hours amid DHS shutdown

An NTSB investigator was delayed three hours by TSA security lines in Texas amid a partial DHS shutdown that has increased staffing shortages nationwide, officials said.

  • Long airport security lines caused by a DHS shutdown delayed investigators responding to a deadly collision at LaGuardia Airport.
  • An air traffic control specialist was held up for three hours at a Houston airport, highlighting the disruption.
  • NTSB officials said assembling the full investigation team has been difficult, with members arriving by various means.
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NTSB chair: LaGuardia crash investigator was stuck in TSA line for hours

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that long lines at airport security checkpoints caused by the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown delayed investigators arriving at the scene of a deadly collision between a jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia International Airport. An air traffic control specialist was stuck…

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NBC New York broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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