Resolution Criteria

This market resolves based on the findings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation into the collision between Air Canada Express Flight 8646 and a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026. Resolution will be determined by the NTSB's official accident report and determination of probable cause, available at NTSB Aviation Accident Database.

The market resolves to the party or parties the NTSB identifies as bearing responsibility for the accident. If the NTSB determines shared responsibility among multiple parties, the market resolves to "Multiple parties (shared responsibility)." If the investigation concludes without determining fault, the market resolves to "Investigation inconclusive."

Background

An Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday night, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of passengers. The fire truck was traveling across the runway to respond to a separate incident on board a United Airlines flight that had reported an odor issue. The vehicle had been cleared by the air traffic controller to cross Runway 4 at taxiway Delta, but shortly after that permission was granted, an air traffic controller was heard telling the vehicle to stop several times right before the collision. Twenty minutes after the crash, an air traffic controller can be heard on transmissions blaming himself for what happened. Preliminary data shows the Air Canada plane was traveling between 93 and 105 mph when it impacted the fire truck.

Considerations

There was mist and fog at LaGuardia at the time of the crash. The investigation is ongoing, and the NTSB's final determination may take months to complete. The market will remain open pending the official accident report.

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