Summary
Two Air Canada pilots, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, died in a plane crash at LaGuardia Airport when their plane collided with a fire truck. The crash led to injuries for 41 people and closed the airport until Monday afternoon. An investigation is underway to find out what caused the accident.
Key Facts
- The crash involved an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport.
- Pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther were the ones who died.
- The incident occurred at 23:40 local time on Sunday.
- A total of 41 people were injured and taken to the hospital.
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has started an investigation.
- The investigation will use the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder.
- Forest had learned to fly in 2018 and joined Air Canada in 2022.
- A flight attendant survived after being ejected from the plane during the crash.
