NTSB Says Fire Truck In Deadly LaGuardia Airport Collision Lacked Critical Piece Of Equipment

By Danielle

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said during a press conference that the fire truck, which collided with an Air Canada regional jet on Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York, did not have a transponder.

BREAKING: Collision Between Vehicle, Commercial Jet Forces Closure Of Major U.S. Airport – Multiple People Seriously Injured

As a result, the runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before the horrific collision.

BREAKING: Fire truck in deadly LaGuardia collision didn't have a transponder needed to trigger warning system, NTSB says. https://t.co/ShE8D0ncPn

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While the NTSB hasn’t recommended that vehicles on airport grounds have transponders, they should, Homendy said.

“Air traffic controllers should know what’s before them, whether it’s on airport surface or in the airspace. They should have that information to ensure safety,” she said.

The plane carrying more than 70 people slammed into the fire truck while landing late Sunday night, killing the two pilots and injuring several passengers. Most, though, were able to escape the mangled aircraft, and a flight attendant still strapped in her seat survived after being thrown onto the tarmac.

Investigators don’t know yet whether the two people in the fire truck heard the control tower’s frantic, last-second warnings to stop before pulling into the plane’s path, Homendy said.

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