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What to know about Reality Star Jaime Primak: I Was Terrified When LaGuardia Jet Slid Off Runway

A reality TV star sitting in the first row of the Delta plane that skidded off the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during landing on Thursday said she knew something was wrong as soon as the plane made contact with the runway and she couldn’t feel the…

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What happened

A reality TV star sitting in the first row of the Delta plane that skidded off the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during landing on Thursday said she knew something was wrong as soon as the plane made contact with the runway and she couldn’t feel the…

Why it matters

“It started to really shake and bump and oxygen masks were falling and it’s at that moment your mind starts going, ‘this is really not the way it’s supposed to happen,’” Jaime Primak Sullivan, star of the Bravo reality show "Jersey Belle,” told NBC’s “Today”…

Common ground

The jet with 127 passengers on board crashed into a fence during snowy conditions, resting on an embankment just a few feet from the icy waters of Flushing Bay.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 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 plane smashed through the fence and passengers had to climb out onto a wing to exit the plane to safety.”
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There is conflicting information regarding the exit. One source mentions Delta said passengers used slides, but another source (Foye) states the chutes failed to deploy properly and occupants left with the help of emergency responders. No source explicitly confirms passengers had to 'climb out onto a wing' as the primary exit method.
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web search NEUTRAL — The airport, via Twitter, originally confirmed that a "passenger exited an aircraft stopped on a taxiway after arrival shortly before 5 p.m." Tuesday.The newspaper said Jones scaled a fence, ran towar…
https://www.securityinfowatch.com/critical-infrastructure/ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Soon after the incident, Delta said passengers exited the aircraft on slides, but Foye later said the chutes failed to deploy properly and occupants left the plane with the help of emergency responder…
https://www.france24.com/en/20150305-delta-plane-slides-runw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Delta plane gets close to the waters edge after skidding off Laguardia airport runway. Smash: The plane's nose was damaged in the crash (Image: FDNY). It was arriving from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta I…
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/world-news/la-guardia-delta-…
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Claim 2: “The Federal Aviation Administration is also investigating.”
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The FAA's general mandate to ensure air travel safety is verified, but there is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming their investigation into this specific incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — The FAA was created in August 1958 as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administratio…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) works to ensure that air travel is safe.
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 20, 2023 · U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20591 866.835.5322 (866-TELL-FAA)
https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/faa_regulations
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Claim 3: “About two dozen people reported minor injuries and three were taken to the hospital, officials said.”
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Two independent sources explicitly state that 24 people received minor injuries and three were transported to the hospital.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 29, 1975, a bomb detonated near the Trans World Airlines (TWA) baggage reclaim terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, United States, killing 11 people and seriously injuring 74 ot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_LaGuardia_Airport_bombing
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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) is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport
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Claim 4: “The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending an investigator to retrieve the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders and to document damage to the plane.”
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While the NTSB's general role in investigating aviation accidents is verified via Wikipedia and USAGov, the provided evidence does not contain the specific statement or action regarding this particular flight's data recorders.
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent agency of the United States federal government responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety…
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web search NEUTRAL — Homendy has been a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since 2018 and has been the chair of the NTSB since 2021. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed Homendy for anothe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Homendy
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates every civil aviation accident in the U.S. and significant accidents in other modes of transportation. Based on their investigative findings…
https://www.usa.gov/agencies/national-transportation-safety-…
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Claim 5: “Jaime Primak Sullivan, star of the Bravo reality show "Jersey Belle,"”
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Wikipedia and official Bravo/publisher pages confirm Jaime Primak Sullivan is the star of the Bravo reality show 'Jersey Belle'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Freehold Township is a township in western Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Crisscrossed by several major highways, the township is a commercial hub for Central New Jersey (home to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehold_Township,_New_Jersey
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jersey Belle is an American reality television series that premiered on August 4, 2014, on Bravo. Announced in April 2014, the docu-series chronicles the life of entertainment publicist Jaime Primak S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Belle
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web search NEUTRAL — Jaime Primak Sullivan, outspoken star of Bravo TV’s Jersey Belle, offers no-nonsense Southern-spun advice for navigating life and love with her signature charismatic Jersey charm in this winning fish-…
https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Jaime-Primak-Sulliv…
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Claim 6: “Delta has refunded each customer the full price of their airfare”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding airfare refunds provided by Delta for this incident.
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Claim 7: “The jet with 127 passengers on board crashed into a fence during snowy conditions, resting on an embankment just a few feet from the icy waters of Flushing Bay.”
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Multiple news sources confirm the plane struck a fence and stopped on an embankment near Flushing Bay during snowy conditions. While the specific passenger count (127) isn't explicitly in the snippets, the event details are corroborated across sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California State Water Project, commonly known as the SWP, is a state water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the California Department of Water Resources…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Water_Project
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York's LaGuardia Airport. On March 5, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft veered of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1086
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rivers are natural drainage channels. They collect runoff from precipitation and groundwater and discharge it into oceans or lakes. The main watercourse is determined by its water volume, length, or h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rivers_by_discharge
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Claim 8: “A Delta plane that skidded off the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport during landing on Thursday”
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Multiple independent sources (Travelweek, The Weather Channel, 6abc Philadelphia) and Wikipedia confirm a Delta plane skidded off the runway at LaGuardia on a Thursday (March 5, 2015).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA, ICAO: KLGA, FAA LID: LGA) is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaGuardia_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York's LaGuardia Airport. On March 5, 2015, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft veered of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_1086
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delta Air Lines Flight 554 was a scheduled Delta Air Lines domestic passenger flight between Atlanta and New York City's LaGuardia Airport. On October 19, 1996, the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_Flight_554
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Claim 9: “Giants tight end Larry Donnell was also on the flight”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (Newsday, ABC30 Fresno) confirm that New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell was a passenger on the flight.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 season was the New York Giants' 91st in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth playing home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Tom Coughlin returned for his …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larry Donnell (born November 1, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Donnell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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