Air Canada Flight Hits Fire Truck at LaGuardia, Pilots Killed
An Air Canada Jazz Aviation flight collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, resulting in the deaths of the pilot and copilot. The incident, which occurred around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, also injured dozens of passengers and crew, necessitating the temporary closure of the airport to facilitate an investigation and emergency response. The fire truck had been responding to a separate incident on another part of the airport involving a United flight that reported an odor in its cockpit. The FAA issued a ground stop, and more than 500 flights were canceled as the investigation began into the collision that severely damaged the aircraft’s nose.
John Q. Hosedrinker