4 injured in LaGuardia crash are still in the hospital as wreckage is removed

Mar 26, 2026 · 532 words · By Patrick Smith

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What to know about 4 injured in LaGuardia crash are still in the hospital as wreckage is removed

An Air Canada flight collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots and injuring over 40 people. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating system failures, while Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau faces criticism for not issuing a French statement. Canadian officials have called for Rousseau to appear before Parliament.

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What happened

Air Canada has said that four passengers and crew from the fatal collision at LaGuardia on Sunday night are still being treated in hospitals almost four days after the accident.

Why it matters

An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway after two pilots were killed when their Air Canada flight collided with a Port Authority fire truck shortly after the jet landed in New York.

Common ground

Pilot Antoine Forest and co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther, both Canadians, died in the collision, and more than 40 passengers and crew were admitted to local hospitals, authorities said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Canadian Parliament's language committee voted Tuesday to summon Rousseau to appear in Ottawa to answer questions.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Pictures from LaGuardia showed the plane — which is missing its entire cockpit after the ferocious collision — being wheeled backward away from the crash site, under the careful watch of airline staff on the ground.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No credible sources were found that mention cockpit damage or photographs of the aircraft. All search results were unrelated to this claim.

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Claim 3: “Once the aircraft is in the hangar, Air Canada teams will begin the process of reuniting people with baggage and personal belongings. Items will be safely returned as soon as possible, although the process of sorting and identifying all belongings from the aircraft will take time.”

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A single cross-referenced source mentions Air Canada's plan to transfer the aircraft to a hangar and reunite passengers with belongings. No other independent sources confirm this detail.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Air Canada said the damaged aircraft would be transferred to a hangar and that efforts are underway to reunite passengers with their baggage and belongings.
https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/laguardia-airport-runw…

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Claim 4: “The wreckage has been released to Air Canada's maintenance teams in New York and is due to be towed to a hangar 'as soon as it is safe,' the airline said.”

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Wikipedia entries about LaGuardia Airport and the flight do not mention wreckage being towed. No direct evidence was found to confirm this claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in New York.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_New_York

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Air Canada Express Flight 8646 was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport in Quebec, Canada, to LaGuardia Airport in New York, United States. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Canada_Express_Flight_8646

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA), colloquially known as LaGuardia or LGA, is a civil airport in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens in New York City, United States, situate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport

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Claim 5: “NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told a news conference Tuesday that a safety system called ASDEX failed to generate an alert 'due to the close proximity of vehicles merging and unmerging near the runway.'”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No sources were found that mention NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy discussing ASDEX system failures. All search results were unrelated to this claim.

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Claim 6: “The airline didn't specify whether the patients were crew or passengers, nor did it provide information on the nature or extent of the injuries.”

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No sources were found that confirm or deny Air Canada's disclosure about hospitalized individuals being passengers or crew. Search results lacked relevant information.

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Claim 7: “Flight 8646 set off from Montreal in Quebec, a province where more than 84% of the population speak French as a first language, according to the 2021 census.”

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Claim 8: “Pilot Antoine Forest and co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther, both Canadians, died in the collision, and more than 40 passengers and crew were admitted to local hospitals, authorities said.”

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Three web search results independently identify the pilots as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther and state over 40 passengers/crew were hospitalized. Wikipedia entries about the flight corroborate the incident details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, three former employees of PayPal. It is the second-most-visited w…
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Claim 9: “An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board is underway after two pilots were killed when their Air Canada flight collided with a Port Authority fire truck shortly after the jet landed in New York.”

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Wikipedia confirms NTSB's role in transportation safety investigations, and web search results explicitly state the NTSB is investigating the LaGuardia collision. This aligns with NTSB's official mandate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC, Indonesian: Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi, KNKT) is an Indonesian government agency charged with the investigation of air, land, rail, an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The five members of the National Transportation Safety Board each serve five-year terms after they are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. One me…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation. In this role, the NTSB investigates …
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Claim 10: “Passengers on board the stricken flight paid tribute to the dead pilots for their quick reactions and braking to minimize the impact.”

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No sources were found that mention passengers praising pilots for their actions. All search results were unrelated to this claim.

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Claim 11: “Air Canada has said that four passengers and crew from the fatal collision at LaGuardia on Sunday night are still being treated in hospitals almost four days after the accident.”

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Multiple web search results independently confirm Air Canada reported four injured passengers/crew hospitalized four days post-accident. Three distinct sources (WTF Staff News, MSN, and another unnamed outlet) all state this fact.

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web search NEUTRAL — Air Canada has said thatfourpassengersandcrewfromthefatalcollisionatLaGuardiaon Sunday night arestillbeing treated in hospitals almostfourdaysaftertheaccident. Subscribe to read ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/air-canada-laguardia-pa…

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web search NEUTRAL — March 26, 2026 WTF Staff News Air Canada has said thatfourpassengersandcrewfromthefatalcollisionatLaGuardiaon Sunday night arestillbeing treated in hospitals almostfourdaysaftertheaccident.
https://www.wtfwire.com/news/laguardia-crash-injured-hospita…

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web search NEUTRAL — TheNational Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released new details on its investigation into Sunday's deadlycollisionatLaGuardiaAirport, as the runway where the crash happened remains ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/news/new-laguardia-runway-cra…

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Claim 12: “Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau came under fire from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday for not issuing a statement in French after the incident.”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No sources were found that mention Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticizing Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau for not issuing a French statement.

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