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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 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 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.

ABC NewsMar 24, 2026, 7:13 PM

Deadly LaGuardia Airport crash: Runway safety system 'did not alert,' NTSB says

Two people were in the LaGuardia Airport air traffic control tower cab when an Air Canada jet collided with a Port Authority airport vehicle.

The Straits TimesMar 24, 2026, 8:36 PM

US safety agency says tracking system failed in LaGuardia collision between Air Canada jet and truck

An Air Canada Express jet collided with a firetruck at New York's LaGuardia Airport on March 22.

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