Air Canada plane crash New York
ASN Report
Date: Sunday 22 March 2026
Time: 23:37
Type: Bombardier CRJ-900LR
Owner/operator: Air Canada Express, opb Jazz
Registration: C-GNJZ
MSN: 15052
Engine model: GE CF34-8C5
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 80
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category: Accident
Location: New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) - United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature: Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport: Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL)
Destination airport: New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Air Canada Express flight AC8646, a CRJ-900, from Montreal collided with a fire truck on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport during landing.
Sources:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/568287
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/us/laguardia-airport-aircraft-emergency-hnk
https://abc7ny.com/post/laguardia-airport-new-york-closed-following-collision-between-air-canada-plane-vehicle/18753595/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/incident-reported-plane-vehicle-new-yorks-la-guardia-airport-rcna264677
https://nypost.com/2026/03/23/us-news/air-canada-flight-firetruck-collide-at-laguardia-reports/
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-itfaiye-araci-ile-carpisti/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gnjz#3ede6c39
https://news.sky.com/story/laguardia-crash-latest-pilot-and-co-pilot-killed-at-new-york-airport-after-collision-with-truck-13519011?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter
It appears to be fuck up by the controllers or the ground vehicle entering the runway whilst the plane was rolling out during its landing.