Pilots killed in LaGuardia plane crash named
An Air Canada plane, carrying 73 passengers and four crew, collided with a firefighting vehicle shortly after landing at LaGuardia airport.
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"These were two young men at the start of their career, so it's an absolute tragedy that we're sitting here with their loss."
— Bran Bedford , Executive
"Controllers should have all the information and the tools to do their job."
— Jennifer Homendy , Other
"A total of 41 people were injured in the crash, although 32 people have since been released from the hospital."
— Kathryn Garcia , Executive
Key People
Air Canada pilot who died in the crash.
FAA administrator.
Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board leading the investigation.
Kathryn Garcia is the executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The second Air Canada pilot killed in the accident.
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An Air Canada plane, carrying 73 passengers and four crew, collided with a firefighting vehicle shortly after landing at LaGuardia airport.
A tragic accident occurred at New York's LaGuardia Airport when Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle on the runway. The crash resulted in the deaths of the flight's pilot and co-pilot and left 41 others injured. The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members.
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