Two Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jets collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesda
y night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an investigation.
Both planes were CRJ-900 aircraft operated by Endeavor Air. Endeavor Air Flight 5047 was heading to its gate at the airport when it struck Endeavor Air Flight
5155 around 10 p.m. local time, the US Federal Aviation Administration, which is probing the incident, said in a stat
ement Thursday. According to the regulator, air traffic control had instru
cted flight 5155 to hold short and yield to the other aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a social media post Thursday that it’s also investigating the colli
sion and that it had dispatched a team of 10 people to LaGuardia
. The agency said the flight recorders from both planes have been recovered and are being analyze
d at NTSB headquarters in Washington.
Video footage posted on X that appeared to be taken from inside a n
vehicle lights on the tarmac and damage to a jet’s wing.
See more beautiful photo albums Here >>>
According to Delta, preliminary information indicates the wing of flight 5155, while taxiing for departure to R
oanoke, Va., made contact with the body of the other aircraft, which was
arriving from Charlotte, N.C. The airline said one flight attendant
was treated for minor injuries but there were no reported passenger injuries.
“Delta will work with all relevant authorities to review what occurred as safety of our customers and people comes before all else,” the carrier said in a statement.
ABC News spoke to someone who was on the plane that had just landed from Charlotte and said the aircraft wa
s turning right off the main runway when the pilot slammed on the brakes. Pa
ssengers could feel the plane getting dragged as it made contact with the other aircraft, he said in a TV interview.
BREAKING: Two Delta Airlines aircraft collide while taxiing at LaGuardia International in New York pic.twitter.com/Bzd33IAvlN
— Intel Point Alert (@IntelPointAlert) October 2, 2025
It’s the latest in several incidents at LaGuardia in recent months that have raised safety concerns. In March, a Delta jet’s wing struck the runway while the pilot was
executing a maneuver known as a go-around, prompting an FAA investigation.
Read More: Trump Plans to Use Shutdown to Fire Federal Workers This Week
Federal investigators are also probing a May runway close call in which a Republic Airways jet aborted takeoff to avoid a collision with another aircraft on the same runway.
The latest mishap involving the two Endeavor Air aircraft comes just days after a letter signed by more than 50 indus
try and labor groups including the International Air Transport Association warned that a US government shutdown — now in its second day — would threaten aviation safety.