LaGuardia plane crash audio captures moments before fatal collision: ‘I messed up’

A stricken air-traffic controller who was on duty when a passenger jet plowed into a rescue truck at LaGuardia Airport admitted “I messed up” — moments after the deadly crash, according to heart-pounding audio released Monday.

The horrific, caught-on-video Sunday night collision killed the two pilots on Air Canada Flight 8646, injured 41 people and caused an hours-long airport closure, officials said – as experts contended the crash was entirely avoidable and likely caused by a miscommunication.

The plane, operating as a Jazz Aviation flight, had taken off from Montreal and was landing on LaGuardia’s Runway 4 at around 11:40 p.m., officials and audio revealed.
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