Skip to main content

Support WBUR

An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash

Aircraft maintenance workers inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet on Tuesday, just off the runway where it collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP)
Aircraft maintenance workers inspect the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet on Tuesday, just off the runway where it collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP)

This article was originally published on March 24, 2026.

Related:

Support WBUR

Support WBUR

Listen Live