Fire truck in LaGuardia plane crash was missing crucial piece of equipment, NTSB says | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMichael R. Sisak, Josh Funk & John SeewerTuesday 24 March 2026 19:04 GMTFinal Moments Of Air Canada Plane Revealed Before Fatal Collision With Fire TruckFederal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t sound an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night.The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the system didn’t work as intended because the fire truck did not have a transponder.The plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members when it slammed into the fire truck while landing, killing two pilots and injuring 40 people, including two inside the fire truck.Investigators are reviewing the cockpit voice recorder and what was happening inside the control tower moments before the crash.Many questions remain about why the airport fire truck was crossing the runway while the plane was landing and why it didn't stop despite frantic, last-second warnings from the control tower.In fullLaGuardia plane crash latest: Final moments of Air Canada plane revealed before fatal collision with fire truckThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in