The pilots of an Air Canada Jazz plane are dead after colliding with a ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia Airport last night.
According to international media, the pilot and co-pilot were killed when the plane struck a fire response vehicle upon landing from Montreal just before midnight.
Forty-one passengers were taken to hospital. Most have since been released however nine people remain hospitalized. Some of the injuries are believed to be serious.
Photos of the crash show extensive damage to the front end of the aircraft.
The airline confirmed the crash in a statement released early this morning and says 72 passengers and 4 crew members were on board.
We are aware of an incident involving Air Canada Express flight 8646 operated by Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) from Montreal to New York LaGuardia on Mar. 22, 2026. See Jazz’s press release here. Jazz will provide updates as more details become available: https://t.co/R1g3CpIjzX
— Air Canada (@AirCanada) March 23, 2026
Operations at LaGuardia are suspended until further notice.
A team of investigators from Canada’s Transportation Safety Board will arrive at the site later today.
At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, a Jazz Aviation flight operating on behalf of Air Canada was involved in an incident on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in which the aircraft struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle that was responding to a separate…
— LaGuardia Airport (@LGAairport) March 23, 2026
