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'I MESSED UP': Air traffic controller audio reveals crash aftermath​


 

LaGuardia Disaster: Air Canada Express Crash | Captain Steeeve​

 

The Fatal Mistake That Led to LaGuardia's Deadliest Runway Collision "I Messed Up"​

On March 22nd, 2026, an Air Canada Express CRJ900 Flight 8646 (operated by Jazz Aviation) was involved in a plane crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport when it collided with an airport fire truck (crash tender). Jeff Ostroff gives a detailed analysis of what went wrong in this New York plane crash.

This plane crash resulted in the loss of both pilots, numerous injuries, and the miracle of a flight attendant being thrown from the plane, still strapped in her seat, and surviving.

The Air Canada Express plane suffered significant damage to the aircraft and prompted an immediate fire rescue response. The video details the incident and shows an overhead view of the airport with labeled flights and the aftermath of the collision. The LaGuardia Airport crash ATC audio will also be analyzed.

 

The LGA Crash Raises a Bigger Question… | Garybpilot Show #14​

In this special episode of the Garybpilot Show, we break down the recent LGA crash and the questions that don’t make sense. Captain Steve joins me as we dig into the role of outdated equipment, why certain ground vehicles weren’t equipped with transponders, and how something like this can still happen at a major airport. This isn’t your typical headline recap—we’re walking through what likely happened, what people are missing, and whether this was actually preventable.
 
Capt Steve and all the other swinging dick aviation experts are a bunch of egotistical airline pilots who think they know something. So tired of the arm chair quarterbacks trying to monetize clicks on these tragedies. I’m in the industry, they should all STFU and let the NTSB investigate and report.
 
Bushpilot said:
Capt Steve and all the other swinging dick aviation experts are a bunch of egotistical airline pilots who think they know something. So tired of the arm chair quarterbacks trying to monetize clicks on these tragedies. I’m in the industry, they should all STFU and let the NTSB investigate and report.
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But did you watch any of the videos?

Blancolio is one of the best at explaining it.

You might be "In the industry", but the rest of us are not.

I've leared a great deal about air safety watching all these swinging dick videos.
 
Goldhedge said:
But did you watch any of the videos?

Blancolio is one of the best at explaining it.

You might be "In the industry", but the rest of us are not.

I've leared a great deal about air safety watching all these swinging dick videos.
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I've watched several of his vids (although not that one) and found his explanations good for laymen. I can't vouch for accuracy, but they seem straightforward...if a little bit tending towards PC and patronizing towards various minorities. Particularly these DEI-hire ATC Type-Fs, which Steve's quick to forgive and even praise.

I don't see what's untrue or egotistical. Remember, too, there's a broad differentiation within aviation. Bush pilots and cropdusters have a far different set of skills than commercial-jet captains.
 

LaGuardia Crash NTSB Update | Captain Steeeve Reacts​

A devastating runway collision at LaGuardia Airport has raised serious questions about how multiple layers of aviation safety broke down at once.

In this episode, Captain Steeeve reacts to the latest NTSB update on the Air Canada Express CRJ-900 crash involving a Port Authority vehicle on the runway. With new details emerging from cockpit voice recordings, ATC communications, and ground radar systems, this incident is shaping up to be a classic example of how accidents rarely come down to a single mistake.

From the timing of the runway crossing clearance — issued just seconds before impact — to the limitations of surface radar systems and the challenges of nighttime operations, Captain Steeeve walks through exactly what we know so far and what may have gone wrong.

This is a deep dive into runway safety, communication breakdowns, and the critical systems designed to prevent exactly this kind of accident.

For business inquiries email us at: captainsteeeve@wearebv.com
For press or general questions: peter@541co.com

Disclaimer: Captain Steeeve is not a spokesperson for any airline or aviation authority. The opinions expressed in this video are solely his own and are based on his experience as a professional pilot. This analysis is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as an official statement from any airline, regulatory agency, or aviation organization.


 
Blancolirio's channel always says he goes over these accidents for air safety. He stresses safety over and over. His is the most informative and he rarely releases a video before the NTSB does something.

Captain Steeeve explains what it's like being a pilot. How they deal with long flights, how they go through security, 'stepping' on transmissions. The ASDX and TCAS systems. Stuff like that.

For too long the NTSB has been a big mystery to the public.

Yes, we know it takes them a year or two to release their final report. I think they realize this and they've been more forthcoming with information as they receive it before they release the final.

Location of fire stations on airports for example? Poor design. My first thought was: Why was that station on the left of two runways? Placing a station centrally would eliminate unnecessary crossing of runways.

I think we're going to see a massive overhaul in how airports are run with all the disparate parts that don't communicate together.
 
And I think the massive uptake in aviation accidents is not going to reverse.

The whole population of commercial-aviation pilots have been injured - with the Jab. They're having heart issues; many are hiding it. We've had a few incidents of Died Suddenly in cockpits. Seems there's some decline in judgment in some accidents and near-accidents.

And while there's always fresh blood coming in - and maybe the Jab Mandates have been quietly relaxed - the fresh fish have to learn the trade. Those who would teach them are now prematurely old and sick and dropping out.

PLUS...DEI. Nuff said?

It's well that there's light being shined onto it. That will change little. Just as with other middle-class careers, the Elites intend to dumb it down to Turd World levels. Remember when truck driving was the Alternative, for an ambitious working-class guy who didn't have strong ties to home or location? There was a lot of money to be made.

The Globalists took care of THAT. The same is happening in railroading - electronic monitoring, idiot-proof controls ("Positive Train Control" that will automatically apply brakes to a negative signal) and elaborate rule-structures...COUPLED to new hires that no-spreak-Engrish...basically ensure that the wages will stay stagnant as inflation races ahead at 10 percent a year.

Soon it, too, will pay less than janitorial work.

No doubt the Globalists have similar negative designs on the airline industry - an industry they wish destroyed, aside from their own pool of private-jet pilots.
 
The problem with many airports like LaGuardia is they were designed in the DC-3 and flying boat days of airplanes. The runways are just long enough for today’s jets and the airport is very busy and crowded. While they say they are about safety and explaining things they tend to lean towards conclusions. It takes a long time for the investigations because the minutia is often where the cause is, and the youtube blabber mouths taint the public perception of the crash way before the official report comes out. Do they provide info on what it’s like to be in the industry, yes, or to be a pilot, yes. But when it comes to crashes, let the NTSB handle it.

I’m still waitin* to see the final report on the Toronto CRJ crash and especially the metallurgical examination of the right landing gear leg.
 
Casey Jones said:
And I think the massive uptake in aviation accidents is not going to reverse.
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Not just that... jabbed, but retiring. Professional pilots have to retire at 55. Captain Steeeve mentioned that.

Some of these new pilots don't have years of flying experience.

Had a landing in Denver that was less than memorable a while back. Had to be a newby bouncing us in.

Then we had a hot rodder from DEN to COS! We barely were 1 mile above the ground, late and he was hauling ass. Landing was rough as well. made me think "Holy shit we better hang on." Admittedly it was only a 40 minute flight (if that) but it was like riding in a truck with a first time teen driver!
 
Bushpilot said:
let the NTSB handle it.
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Well, they're not doing anything but providing info - unlike the media sensationalists. If you'd watch the one's I've posted (might be one sensationalist?) they're pretty thorough and they always say 'Preliminary NTSB report... final in a year or two.
 
Goldhedge said:
Not just that... jabbed, but retiring. Professional pilots have to retire at 55. Captain Steeeve mentioned that.

Some of these new pilots don't have years of flying experience.

Had a landing in Denver that was less than memorable a while back. Had to be a newby bouncing us in.

Then we had a hot rodder from DEN to COS! We barely were 1 mile above the ground, late and he was hauling ass. Landing was rough as well. made me think "Holy shit we better hang on." Admittedly it was only a 40 minute flight (if that) but it was like riding in a truck with a first time teen driver!
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That's why I'm on the ground for the rest of my life.

This is, literally, social entropy. Decomposition. Used to be, pilots, locomotive operators, drivers, were professionals proud of their work. In the Depression, driving a taxi was a good gig. Well, fifty years ago we got too many Travis Bickle types driving cabs...and that's why Uber came, and ran many cab companies out of business. And now Uber is worse than the worst of Yellow Cab.

It was in Denver about 20 years ago, IIRC, that some illegal-alien kid with an operators' license (not a passenger CDL) was driving a Holiday Inn shuttle bus out of DIA and had a head on, killing several of the passenger-guests. He barely spoke Engrish. The hotel was Woked - like all of Denver is, now.

Truck driving...nuff said. We know what's happened. Now it's as dangerous on the Interstates as it is in Calcutta on a motor scooter.

So now, they're hiring the same low-wattage types to fly. Terrific.

ANY public conveyance, today, is overloaded with DEI mine-ore-itty types...Amtrash is about 100-percent bwak. Which wouldn't be an issue, except it's never about skin color - it's about attitude; about tribalism and individuals' need to show they're with the Tribe on their level of raw-naked hatred for whites. I've traveled Amtrak extensively, but the last time was 23 years ago. Never again - and online reviews, even when they try to put a smiley face on it, reinforce my decision.

I'm going alone. (Old) car, or scooter, or bicycle, or mule. Or foot.

Or else not go.
 

How She Survived 320’ Ejection LaGuardia Crash Plane Analysis​

This video analyzes the "LaGuardia Airport plane crash on March 22nd, 2026, an Air Canada Express CRJ900 Flight 8646 (operated by Jazz Aviation). This features drone footage of the wreckage and emergency response vehicles.

We analyze potential root causes, including the involvement of a "fire truck" and how this led to the "Air Canada crash". The analysis covers the "flight crash analysis" and also the miraculous circumstances surrounding the flight attendant, Solange Tremblay, are analyzed to determine how she managed to survive the crash.

The Air Canada Express plane suffered significant damage to the aircraft and prompted an immediate fire rescue response. The video details the incident and shows an overhead view of the airport, and analyzes different reasons why the fire truck did not see the airplane.

Pilots Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther were both killed in this crash. Flight attendant Solange Tremblay, sitting right behind the pilots outside the cockpit in the plane's galley jumpseat, was miraculously ejected from the aircraft in her seat and survived. Was there a LaGuardia ATC staffing shortage? The fire truck also had no transponder. A key technical search after the NTSB revealed the Port Authority fire truck lacked the equipment needed to trigger the tower's automated warning system.

See NTSB official website: Jazz Aviation, Air Canada Express Flight 8646 Collides with Fire Truck on LaGuardia Runway https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/P...

 
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60 Minutes obtains documents showing close calls one day before D.C. midair collision​

Mar 29, 2026
One day before the 2025 mid-air collision over Washington, D.C. that killed 67 people, two separate passenger jets had to take sudden action to avoid colliding with Army helicopters.


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American Airlines Flight 5342: The widowed wives left behind​

Mar 29, 2026
When American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac River in January 2025, it killed seven friends who had been on a hunting trip. Now, their widows are learning how to navigate grief together.


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Audio captures moments before small plane crashes in Philadelphia park​

A small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday, injuring two people, including an off‑duty Philadelphia police officer.

The crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Friends of Fluehr Park on Grant and Torresdale avenues near the Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Officials said the plane, a Piper Pilot 100i single-engine aircraft, had lost engine power and while attempting an emergency landing, clipped a tree before crashing in the park.

Both the pilot and a passenger were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, but their condition has since been upgraded to stable.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a...hiladelphia-park/ar-AA1ZZvgZ?ocid=socialshare
 
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