Accidents
Accident Closes New York LaGuardia Airport
Delta MD-88 skids off runway and nearly into Flushing Bay

New York LaGuardia Airport closed on Thursday after a Delta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 skidded off Runway 13 upon landing in a snowstorm and crashed through a fence on the top of a berm, just feet from the waters of Flushing Bay. The accident forced the 125 passengers and five crewmembers to evacuate onto a broken wing, from which more than 1,000 gallons of fuel spilled onto the ground. Authorities reported minor injuries to 16 occupants, one of which emergency crews transported to a local hospital.