LaGuardia firefighter heard ‘stop’ before crash but didn’t know who it was for, report says
Summary
A fire truck collided with an Air Canada plane on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on March 22, killing both pilots. Investigators found the fire truck heard warnings to stop but did not realize they applied to them before the crash happened during heavy airport traffic.Key Facts
- The crash happened on March 22 at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
- Two pilots of the Air Canada plane died in the collision.
- A firefighter heard air traffic control say “stop” but only realized it was for them after the truck was already on the runway.
- The fire truck was leading a convoy responding to an emergency about a bad smell in a United Airlines plane.
- The airport tower was busier than usual due to flight delays, with many planes landing close together.
- The fire truck did not have a transponder, a device that helps air traffic control track vehicles, so safety systems didn’t warn about the truck on the runway.
- The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway just 12 seconds before the plane landed.
- This was the first deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport in 34 years.
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