Air Canada Plane Crash: ATC Overwork and Human Error Cited in Fatal LaGuardia Accident
An Air Canada flight from Montreal crashed into a rescue vehicle on a LaGuardia Airport runway, killing two pilots. The collision occurred as the rescue vehicle, responding to a separate incident on a United Airlines flight, was crossing the runway, despite air traffic control attempts to stop it. The crash resulted in 41 individuals being hospitalized, with nine remaining in care. The incident led to the closure of the affected runway to facilitate an investigation by the NTSB.
John Q. Hosedrinker