LaGuardia firefighter heard âstopâ before crash but didnât know who it was for, report says
National Transportation Safety Boardâs preliminary report further says crash prevention system didnât generate alertA firefighter whose truck collided with an Air Canada jet last month on a runway at New Yorkâs LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots, heard an air traffic controller warn âstop, stop, stopâ but didnât know who it was for, federal investigators said Thursday.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report on the 22 March collision that a crash prevention system for air traffic controllers didnât generate an audio or visual alert, and lights on the runway that act as a stop light for crossing traffic were on until about three seconds before the collision. Continue reading...
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