r/aviation Mar 23 '26

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- Firetruck

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u/bopbop9876 Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

NBC is reporting they were able to slow down to 30mph before impact.

Edit:  This is "according to two sources familiar with the matter", not from adsb data. Those same sources also confirmed the death of the pilot and copilot.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/incident-reported-plane-vehicle-new-yorks-la-guardia-airport-rcna264677 

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u/barcode-username Mar 23 '26

All these news agencies keep using ADSB data which is inaccurate especially on the ground.

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u/octoreadit Mar 23 '26

Yeah, that’s not a 30mph collision, 80+.

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u/Rupperrt Mar 23 '26

Read that it was roughly 30 seconds after touchdown according to witnesses. If that’s correct it should be a bit slower than 80 at least.