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NTSB Faces Delays Investigating Air Canada Flight Crash at LaGuardia
3/24/2026
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Story summary
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) faces significant challenges investigating the Air Canada Flight 8646 crash at LaGuardia.
- Delays caused by long TSA security lines hindered investigators' arrival.
- One key air traffic control specialist waited three hours.
- LaGuardia remains closed.
- TSA staffing issues, worsened by a government shutdown, have increased chaos at airports.
