Air Canada Express CRJ-900, (C-GNJZ) takeoff from Newark Airport on 8th March 2026, two weeks before it crashed at LaGuardia(LGA)
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Its the first fatal crash at LGA in exactly 34 years - last crash was March 22nd, 1992 with US Air, a Fokker 28.
Shoddy_Act7059@reddit
Think I said this before in a similar post, but it is always SO eerie watching a plane do its normal thing, when you KNOW it crashes at some point in the future, especially so if it's only a few DAYS later.
Te_Luftwaffle@reddit
Reminds me of the forum thread from 1999 or 2000 discussing what would happen if a plane hit the WTC
Micesmoi@reddit
To be flown by absolute heros two weeks later.
Twitter_2006@reddit (OP)
Rest in Peace to the brave pilots who saved so many lives.
canadiuman@reddit
This is a genuine question, but what actions did the pilots take to save lives? The only thing I see in reviewing the Aviation Herald entry is that the Pilot took control from the Copilot 6 seconds before impact. Again, respectfully curious.
Visual-Constant-4815@reddit
He was likely trying to pull up to avoid the fire truck that did not respond to controller’s repeated command to stop.
bossman2241@reddit
Actually, I think the idea is that he hit the brakes hard and tried to hit the truck with the nose of the plane, rather than trying to go over or around the truck. If the wings had collided with the truck, the fuel inside the wings would have ignited and gone everywhere. It was way less likely for all the passengers to survive a massive fireball than the collision that occurred. And the pilot is a hero because he knew all this and chose to sacrifice himself to save the passengers from an inevitable collision.
TheAgedProfessor@reddit
Brain fog had me read the date as April 8th, and I was "how in the hell??"
RIP heros.
Ruepic@reddit
Almost 30 years ago there was an Air Canada CRJ100 that crashed in Fredricton with the flight number AC646 (no fatalities). Jazz has retired 8646 now and replaced the flight number, Air Canada still uses 646.
thalyn_12e@reddit
so sad to watch this😣
encephalqn@reddit
like watching a ghost
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