Air Canada Pilots Who Died in Collision with Firetruck at LaGuardia Airport Identified

The two Air Canada pilots who were killed in the collision with the firetruck on the tarmac at New York’s LaGuardia Airport have been identified.

According to CBC, the pilots who died in the crash were identified as pilot Antoine Forest from Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, and co-pilot MacKenzie Gunther.

The deceased pilots were described as “two young men at the start of their careers.”

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators recovered the cockpit recording.

The black box was not damaged.

“They’ve been able to at least verify that the cockpit voice recorder was not damaged,” Homendy said.

“My hope is that we’ll have information to share on that tomorrow,” she said.

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CORE EVIDENCE: Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the plane crash at LaGuardia airport, with early analysis already underway and key findings expected soon.

The NTSB says the crash scene is “pretty expansive,” noting… pic.twitter.com/2aZzwMcKZk

— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2026

“Both pilots aboard the CRJ-900 plane were killed. Officials said dozens of others aboard the plane were injured,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

At least two Port Authority firefighters in the truck also suffered “serious injuries,” Duffy said.

I am on my way to LaGuardia Airport now in response to last night’s horrific crash involving Air Canada Express 8646 and a fire truck that killed two pilots.@FAANews and @NTSB are working closely on this, and we will share updates as soon as possible.

Please keep the victims,… pic.twitter.com/YWTjDn6cde

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) March 23, 2026

One Canadian flight attendant who was ejected from the plane miraculously survived.

New footage of the plane crash shows the Air Canada flight barreling down the tarmac right before it collides with the emergency vehicle.

“Stop, Truck 1. Stop,” the transmission said. “Frontier 4195, stop there please. “Stop, stop, stop, stop,” an air traffic controller can be heard saying over the radio transmission.

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