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LaGuardia crash fire truck lacked equipment to trigger warning system

Federal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t trigger an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport because the fire truck did not have a transponder. Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

2 reports2 sourcesMar 25, 2026, 1:00 PM
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The Globe and MailMar 25, 2026, 1:00 PM

LaGuardia crash fire truck lacked equipment to trigger warning system

Federal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t trigger an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport because the fire truck did not have a transponder.

ABC AustraliaMar 25, 2026, 6:32 AM

Seconds before LaGuardia crash, controller cleared fire truck to cross runway

US investigators are working to determine which of the airport's safety precautions failed and allowed the fire truck onto the runway, resulting in a collision that killed two pilots.

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