Cockpit recording shows runway clearance mix-up behind LaGuardia crash
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The cockpit voice recorder from an Air Canada Express jet captured a runway clearance error at LaGuardia: air traffic control cleared both the plane and an emergency vehicle to use the same runway, a miscommunication the tower did not recognize, leading to a deadly collision that killed two pilots and injured others; the NTSB is investigating.
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- An air traffic controller was juggling extra roles during the LaGuardia plane crash NPR
- Air Canada passenger seated at emergency exit says pilots’ actions saved lives NBC News
- Flight attendant thrown from Air Canada plane survives in a ‘total miracle' NBC New York
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