A runway safety alert didn't notify ATC of a potential collision before the deadly Air Canada crash, the NTSB head said

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NTSB investigators at the scene of the Air Canada crash.
NTSB investigators found that a safety system designed to alert ATC of impending runway collisions didn't activate before the Air Canada crash.

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I was on the Air Canada flight that crashed at LaGuardia. I felt the plane lose control, and I ducked and prayed.

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Jack Cabot, a passenger from flight AC8646, which collided with a truck at LaGuardia Airport.
Jack Cabot was on Air Canada Flight AC8646 to LaGuardia Airport when it crashed upon landing.

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'Stop, stop, stop': Audio captures final moments before Air Canada plane-truck collision at LaGuardia

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The Air Canada express plane crashed in LGA.
Audio tapes reveal the moments before and after an Air Canada plane crashed into a truck at LaGuardia Airport.

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Air safety advocates say a GOP proposal won't mandate the collision warning system airline jets need

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The NTSB says an anti-collision system called ADS-B In could have prevented the DC air crash.

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Aviation safety is built on the 'Swiss cheese' model – but the Japan Airlines crash shows the holes sometimes line up

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It's usually a combination of several simultaneous issues that results in an air disaster.

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A passenger said the Japan Airlines evacuation was remarkably calm and people crawled like they were supposed to

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A Japan Airlines crash collided with another plane while landing, bursting into flames on the runway.
A Japan Airlines crash collided with another plane while landing on Tuesday.

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Runway warning lights at Tokyo Haneda airport were reportedly broken when the Japan Airlines collision happened

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The burnt wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane at Tokyo Haneda airport.

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A Russian A320 that made an emergency landing in a wheat field gave customers about $1,100 in compensation

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Ural A320 stranded in the field with cars and people around.
A Ural Airlines A320 has been stranded in a Siberia wheat field since September 12.

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