LaGuardia plane crash air traffic control audio reveals frantic call for truck to 'stop, stop, stop'

Frantic aerial postulation power audio has been released revealing the infinitesimal of the clang that near 2 pilots dormant and astatine slightest 42 injured aft striking a occurrence motortruck Sunday astatine New York's LaGuardia airport.

In the moments earlier the crash, an aerial postulation controller could beryllium heard connected a vigor transmission discussing the petition for the exigency conveyance to transverse portion of the tarmac, past trying to halt it.

"Stop, Truck 1. Stop," the transmission says, which tin beryllium heard repeatedly.

The controller tin past beryllium heard frantically diverting an incoming craft from landing.

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The aviator and copilot were killed successful the collision, which crushed the chemoreceptor of the aircraft, portion 39 passengers and unit members were taken to country hospitals, immoderate with superior injuries. Most person since been released from treatment, authorities said Monday.

Two Port Authority employees who were traveling successful the occurrence motortruck besides suffered injuries that were not believed to beryllium life-threatening, said Kathryn Garcia, enforcement manager of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.

The aviator and copilot were some based retired of Canada, Garcia said during a quality league aboriginal Monday.

Officials analyse the country astir an airdrome firetruck connected the runway astatine LaGuardia Airport aft a collision with an Air Canada pitchy that had conscionable landed, Monday, March 23, 2026, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

The airdrome volition stay closed until astatine slightest 2 p.m. Monday to facilitate the investigation, which is being led by the National Transportation Safety Board.

There were 72 passengers and 4 unit members aboard the aircraft, a Jazz Aviation formation operating connected behalf of Air Canada, according to a connection from the airline. The formation originated astatine Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, the large airdrome serving Montreal.

Photos and videos from the country showed terrible harm to the beforehand of the aircraft, with cables and debris hanging from a mangled cockpit. Nearby, a damaged exigency conveyance laic connected its side.

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Stairways utilized to evacuate passengers from the craft were pushed up to the exigency exits connected the jet, a Bombardier CRJ. The interaction near the pitchy with its crumpled chemoreceptor tilted upward.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.