A preliminary report from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has highlighted several issues that contributed to the deadly crash of Air Canada Express Flight 8646 at LaGuardia Airport in New York on March 22. The collision with a Port Authority fire truck resulted in the deaths of two pilots and injuries to 40 passengers. The report indicated that communication failures between air traffic controllers and the fire truck crew were significant factors. An air traffic controller mistakenly instructed the fire truck to cross the runway while the plane was approaching, leading to confusion. Furthermore, the fire truck lacked a transponder, which would have alerted controllers to the potential collision. Survivors described the aftermath of the crash as chaotic, with one passenger recalling seeing 'blood everywhere.' The NTSB's full investigation may take up to a year, with the final report pending. Tragically, the crash occurred on the same date as the last fatal accident at LaGuardia Airport in 1992, which killed 27 people.