The wreckage of Port Authority fire truck is left on a tarmac after the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet was moved from the runway, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, where they collided Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Watchdog report confirms truck involved in Air Canada plane crash had no transponder
Apr 23, 2026 | 2:06 PM
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A preliminary report into the La Guardia Airport crash that killed two Canadian pilots last month says system failures and communication issues played a part in the accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board report shows a surveillance system did not generate an alert for air traffic controllers because ground vehicles were not equipped with transponders, including the fire truck that struck the Air Canada plane.
Because there were no transponders, surveillance systems could not identify them or determine their positions.
The report also shows radio transmissions were obscured about two minutes before the collision.
