{"id":2493748,"date":"2025-10-02T10:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-planes-collide-on-tarmac-at-laguardia-airport\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:55:00","slug":"two-planes-collide-on-tarmac-at-laguardia-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-planes-collide-on-tarmac-at-laguardia-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Planes Collide on Tarmac at LaGuardia Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-planes-collide-on-tarmac-at-laguardia-airport%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two Delta Air Lines planes collided at LaGuardia Airport in New York during taxiing on Wednesday night. The low-speed collision occurred between Endeavor Air Flight 5047 arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Endeavor Air Flight 5155 preparing to depart for Roanoke, Virginia. The incoming plane&#8217;s wing clipped the nose of the outbound aircraft,ripping off the wing and causing meaningful damage.Despite the violent impact, no passengers were seriously injured; one flight attendant sustained non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-austin-police-officer-forced-to-confront-armed-suspect\/\" title=\"Off-duty Austin police officer forced to confront armed suspect\">-life-threatening injuries<\/a> and was hospitalized. Passengers described the collision as sudden and jarring. The Federal aviation Governance reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-federal-investigators-reveal-likely-reason-for-helicopter-crash-that-killed-kobe-bryant\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Federal Investigators Reveal Likely Reason For Helicopter Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant\">air traffic controllers<\/a> had instructed the departing plane to hold and yield to the incoming flight, suggesting possible miscommunication contributed to the accident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two planes packed with passengers collided at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>No passenger injuries were reported in the collision, which ripped a wing off one plane and severely damaged the nose of the other, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/02\/us-news\/nyc-delta-jets-collide-at-laguardia-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Delta Air Lines said what it called a &ldquo;low-speed collision&rdquo; took place between Endeavor Air Flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, and Endeavor Flight 5155, which had been scheduled to fly to Roanoke, Virginia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/laguardia-airport-delta-planes-collide-on-taxiway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration later said the incoming jet was taxing to its gate when it struck the outbound plane. The agency said air traffic controllers told the plane heading for Virginia to hold its position and yield to the incoming plane.<\/p>\n<p>The incoming jet&rsquo;s wing clipped the outbound plane&rsquo;s nose, Delta said in a statement about the collision.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was a pretty violent collision. At the time, we didn&rsquo;t really know like kind of what we hit,&rdquo; CBS News producer Joey Annunziato, who was a passenger on the arriving flight, said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But it almost, what it sounded like was like a sardine can kind of opening. Like it was like something was being sheared off and, lo and behold, we looked at the right side of the plane, and the wing looked like it was almost like off the plane,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We got absolutely smashed by another Delta flight. I don&rsquo;t know if we hit them or they hit us, but it&nbsp;was super jarring,&rdquo; he said in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krisvancleave\/status\/1973584810049413386\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews?\">@CBSNews<\/a> colleague Joey Annunziato is on DL5047. He describes what happened as it was taxing to the gate and was clipped by another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/delta-regional-pilot-forced-to-make-aggressive-maneuver-as-b-52-bomber-approaches\/\" title=\"Delta Regional ... Forced to Make &#039;Aggressive Maneuver&#039; as B-52 Bomber Approaches\">delta regional jet<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBzgzoILzi\">pic.twitter.com\/uBzgzoILzi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kris Van Cleave (@krisvancleave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krisvancleave\/status\/1973584810049413386?\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone shot forward in their seats&nbsp;and&nbsp;it was kind of a little chaotic as soon as it happened. We were shocked at what happened. We were kind of moving at a decent clip, too,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their right wing clipped our nose and the cockpit. We have damage to our windscreen and&hellip; some of our screens in here,&rdquo; one <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pilot told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic control<\/a><\/a>, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>CBS reported that the outbound plane had 28 passengers and four crew members aboard, while the inbound aircraft carried 57 passengers and four crew members.<\/p>\n<p>Nate Cicero, a passenger on the outbound plane, told <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/delta-regional-jets-collide-low-speeds-taxing-laguardia-airport\/17922584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WABC-TV<\/a> the impact for passengers on the outbound plane was minimal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Delta jets have &lsquo;low-speed collision&rsquo; on the ground at New York&rsquo;s LaGuardia, injuring 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HpPk5U3XzU\">https:\/\/t.co\/HpPk5U3XzU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XGXzwrHrcL\">pic.twitter.com\/XGXzwrHrcL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Action News 5 (@WMCActionNews5) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WMCActionNews5\/status\/1973630044795707712?\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t too big of a hit for us, but I was assuming the passengers on the other plane, especially passengers on the window side, because we got most of their wing on that plane, it would have been a pretty big hit for them and our pilot, the window was shattered,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, I believe it was just not expecting another plane to be there, maybe a miscommunication with air traffic control,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>A flight attendant on one of the planes was injured in the collision and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injures, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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