Aviation experts explain how the LGA plane crash unfolded

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Preliminary analysis of flight tracking data from Flight Radar 24 shows despite Air Canada Express flight 8646 decelerating as it touched down at LaGuardia Airport, it collided with a Port Authority firefighting vehicle on the runway at about 90 knots, or 104 miles per hour. Two pilots were killed and 41 people were taken to hospitals after the collision on a LaGuardia runway late Sunday, officials said. CNN aviation correspondent Pete Muntean, CNN aviation analysts Miles O'Brien and Peter Goelz and former FAA safety inspector David Soucie explain the latest details. 0:00 CNN aviation correspondent details how fast the Air Canada jet was going as it collided with a firefighting vehicle 2:37 Air traffic controller after crash: "I messed up" 4:16 CNN aviation analyst describes warning system at LaGuardia that was designed to prevent collisions 8:03 Former NTSB official says the LaGuardia collision is “eerily similar” to DC plane crash 12:11 Former FAA inspector explains how the

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