Retired aircraft accident investigator issues chilling theory on New York plane crash

A tragedy involving an Air Canada flight occurred late last night. Jeff Guzzetti, a retired aircraft accident investigator, now weighs in on the situation.

Officials have released more details about the horrific accident involving an Air Canada Express passenger plane and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The Bombardier CRJ-900 twin-jet aircraft was operating as Jazz Aviation Flight 8646 on behalf of the Canadian carrier. It was bound from Montreal to New York with 76 passengers on board when it collided with a Port Authority truck on Runway 4 at a speed of 24 miles per hour, according to FlightRadar24.

Both the pilot and co-pilot died in the incident. A new air traffic control (ATC) audio clip circulating online captures the seconds leading up to the collision. In the clip, controllers can be heard shouting: “Stop, stop, stop. Stop, Truck 1, stop!”