US EditionPilots killed in plane crash at N.Y.’s LaGuardia Airport identified
The collision killed two young Canadian pilots and injured about 40 people; preliminary findings cite a runway warning failure and possible air traffic control errors.
- Local Canadian officials identified the two pilots killed in Sunday's LaGuardia Airport collision as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, though investigators have not yet publicly confirmed the identities.
- Late Sunday night, Air Canada Express flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on a LaGuardia Airport runway after arriving from Montreal, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members.
- According to the New York Port Authority, 41 people aboard the flight were hospitalized with what officials described as "serious injuries," while two Port Authority employees in the fire truck sustained injuries deemed "not life-threatening."
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the collision "deeply saddening" on Monday, while Seneca Polytechnic ordered flags at its Toronto campus flown at half-staff Tuesday to honor Gunther.
- Investigators have recovered both the cockpit voice and flight data recorders as officials work to determine how conflicting clearances were issued simultaneously. President Donald Trump described the crash as a "terrible" situation and a "mistake.
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US: Wrecked aircraft towed away after LaGuardia crash
New York: All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday, March 25, as crews began moving the mangled aircraft off the runaway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The crash, which remains under investigation, killed two pilots. Roughly 40 people were treated at area hospitals for a range of injuries, some serious. Furth…
Mom Rushed to Open Emergency Exit After LaGuardia Crash and Found Napkins in Her Bag to Give to Bleeding Man
“I just sprang into action as quickly as possible,” Rebecca Liquori, a registered nurse, tells PEOPLE(Right) The aftermath of the fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport; (Left) Rebecca Liquori and familyCredit: courtesy of Rebecca LiquoriNEED TO KNOWA registered nurse survived the fatal plane crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport and rushed to help an injured manWith another passenger's assistance, she opened the emergency exit door to let people out“…
Complaints about near misses, communication issues long-running at LaGuardia
Pilots and air traffic controllers alike have complained for decades about close calls and communication issues at LaGuardia airport, according to a database of anonymous reports filed with NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System. NBC 5 Investigates’s review of the incident reports found 92 entries for runway incursions at LaGuardia Airport – where aircraft got too close to one another and pose a collision risk – dating back to 1988. Several of …
Air Canada Pilots Identified After Fatal LaGuardia Collision
The two pilots who died when an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport on March 22 have been identified as Antoine Forrest and Mackenzie Gunther, both Canadians. The pair were piloting the plane, with dozens of passengers on board, during Sunday night’s devastating collision on the airport’s runway No. 4. Forrest was identified by his great aunt, Jeannette Gagnier, during an interview with The Associated P…
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