A Delta Air Lines jet skidded off a runway and crashed through a fence after landing Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
Here are some other accidents involving planes taking off from or landing at the airport, which is tucked along the East River and Flushing Bay:
– 2013: The nose landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed after a hard landing, causing the plane to veer off the runway into a grassy area. Sixteen passengers and crew members were hurt. Southwest fired the captain and required additional training for the co-pilot.
– 2009: A US Airways jet ditched in the Hudson River after both engines failed when they ingested birds shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia. All 155 people on board were safe ; Captain Chesley Sullenberger and other crew members were hailed as heroes.
– 1994: A Continental Airlines jet skidded into rocks at the edge of Flushing Bay after the pilots aborted a takeoff during a snowstorm. Authorities said there were only minor injuries among the 115 passengers and crew members.