Senior Aviation investigators released preliminary findings on what led up to the deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a firetruck at LaGuardia’s Airport.
Footage of the plane crash shows the Air Canada flight barreling down the tarmac right before it collides with the emergency vehicle.
“Stop, Truck 1. Stop,” the transmission said. “Frontier 4195, stop there please. “Stop, stop, stop, stop,” an air traffic controller can be heard saying over the radio transmission.
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The truck didn’t stop in time.
It is unclear if the driver of the firetruck hit the brakes or tried to maneuver out of the way before the collision.
According to CBC, the pilots who died in the crash were identified as pilot Antoine Forest from Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, and co-pilot MacKenzie Gunther.
The deceased pilots were described as “two young men at the start of their careers.”
Aviation investigators revealed that the firetruck lacked a transponder so the tower couldn’t track the vehicle.
.@NTSB Senior Aviation Accident Investigator Doug Brazy delivers preliminary findings on leadup to deadly LaGuardia Airport plane crash. pic.twitter.com/1vAS9EUlMl
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 24, 2026
The Associated Press reported:
Federal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t trigger an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said during a news conference Tuesday that the system didn’t work as intended because the fire truck did not have a transponder.
The plane carrying more than 70 people slammed into the fire truck while landing late Sunday night, killing the two pilots and injuring several passengers.
Most, though, were able to escape the mangled aircraft, and a flight attendant still strapped in her seat survived after being thrown onto the tarmac.
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