Mackenzie Gunther has been identified as the second Air Canada pilot killed in Sunday night’s plane crash at LaGuardia Airport, according to reports.
Gunther was the first officer alongside pilot Antoine Forest on Air Canada Express Flight 8646 when it collided with a Port Authority fire truck just after landing around 11:40 p.m., Radio-Canada reported.
The two pilots died when the Port Authority cops were cleared to drive their fire truck across the runway — at the same time that the Air Canada jet had been given the go-ahead to land on the same runway.
Roughly 40 of the 70 passengers and surviving crew members were taken to the hospital, with many suffering only minor injuries. Most victims were released by Monday morning.
The pilots worked for Jazz Aviation LP, which was operating as Air Canada Express, according to the company.
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