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Air Canada Express CRJ900 collides with fire truck on LaGuardia runway; two pilots killed

An Air Canada Express CRJ900 operated by Jazz Aviation (flight AC‑8646 from Montreal) struck a firefighting vehicle on Runway 4 while landing at LaGuardia late Sunday, killing both pilots, injuring dozens and shearing off the aircraft's nose. LaGuardia was closed and a ground stop imposed as investigators responded.

Discovered 2026-03-22T21:24:49.941035-07:00 | 2026-03-22T21:24:49.941035-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The collision killed two pilots and injured dozens, a catastrophic aircraft–vehicle contact that echoes recent ground-contact incidents such as the Denver deicing truck contact and an apron collision at Schiphol.

  • LaGuardia's closure and the imposed ground stop will produce significant operational disruption across New York air traffic, with immediate effects on arrivals, departures and airline recovery plans.

  • The event will trigger an investigation into runway-incursion and emergency-vehicle procedures; prior work on CRJ‑900 landing accidents provides program-specific context for regulators and operators (see TSB update on a CRJ‑900 landing accident) [source:794ddcb9-d461-412c-8536-e76044f210dd].

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the-independent.com The Independent theaviationhub.co.uk halifax.citynews.ca aircanada.com NBC News
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2026-03-22T21:24:49.941035-07:00
Latest Update
2026-03-29T12:20:26.135792-07:00
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