NTSB investigating after low-speed LaGuardia collision damages Delta jets; 1 hurt

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is investigating the low-speed collision of Delta regional jets that happened Wednesday night at LaGuardia Airport.

A flight attendant was said to have been treated for injuries from the incident, which happened at the intersection of two taxiways at the Queens hub around 10 p.m.

The wing of an aircraft getting ready to take off to Roanoke, Virginia, hit the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, according to a statement from Delta.

According to the NTSB, one jet had damage to its right wing and the other had damage to its nose and windscreen. The speeds of the jets at the time of impact weren’t known, but the airline and officials said that was not believed to have been a factor.

Passengers deplaned with no reports of injuries and were re-accommodated on a new flight.

The NTSB says it dispatched a team of 10 to LaGuardia. In the meantime, flight recorders from both planes have been recovered and atre at NTSB headquarters for analysis, the federal gency said.

The Delta Connection aircraft involved in the collision are operated by Endeavor Air. Both planes were CRJ-900 regional jets, the Port Authority said previously.

The flight that was taxiing to depart to Roanoke, Endeavor Air Flight 5155, had four crew members and 28 passengers on board, and the other plane arriving from Charlotte, Endeavor Air Flight 5047, was carrying four crew members and 57 passengers, Delta said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that it also is investigating.

“Endeavor Air Flight 5047, a CRJ-900, was taxiing inbound to its gate at LaGuardia Airport in New York when it struck Endeavor Air Flight 5155, also a CRJ-900. Air traffic control instructed flight 5155 to hold short and yield to the other aircraft,” the agency said in a statement.

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