An air traffic controller at LaGuardia Airport can be heard on newly released audio admitting fault in the moments after a firetruck collided with an incoming Air Canada passenger jet on the runway, killing both the pilot and co-pilot.
According to People, the collision occurred around 11:40 p.m. local time on Sunday, March 22, when Jazz Aviation Flight 8646, a CRJ-900 aircraft operating on behalf of Air Canada, struck an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle on LaGuardia’s runway four. The plane was arriving from Montreal, carrying 72 passengers and four crew members.
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