--- description: No one appears to be seriously injured title: LaGuardia Airport Delta Plane Slides Off Runway, Crashes Into a Fence image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc44d5715243d8e04/69878277524fc029a0decc6d/2015-03-05t190812z_310119354_gm1eb3608.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Aviation](/tag/aviation/) ## Aviation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Plane Slides Off the Runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) and [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:57 PM CUTPublished: Mar 5, 2015 5:01 PM CUT  Passengers walk from a Delta jet which skidded off the runway at Laguardia airport in New York City on March 5, 2015. Passengers walk from a Delta jet which skidded off the runway at Laguardia airport in New York City on March 5, 2015.Larry Donnell—Reuters by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) and [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/) Updated: Dec 13, 2023 3:57 PM CUTPublished: Mar 5, 2015 5:01 PM CUT A Delta airplane carrying 127 passengers skidded off the runway and crashed into a fence at LaGuardia airport in New York City while landing in snowy conditions on Thursday. Twenty-four people suffered minor injuries, and three were transported to local hospital, officials said. More than a dozen firefighters arrived to the scene to help passengers off the plane that flew in from Atlanta. A small fuel spill occurred but was said to be under control. The Federal Aviation Administration said the airport had been closed and was not expected to reopen until 6:59 p.m. E.T. A TIME reporter on the scene observed at least one passenger on a stretcher in Terminal D and what appeared to be multiple emergency vehicles on the runway. All passengers were moved to the Delta Sky Club. One passenger [told the reporter](http://time.com/3734030/laguardia-plane-skid-runway/ "undefined") that it “looked like we were going into the water.” More than 4,000 flights have been canceled within, into or out of the U.S., [according to](http://flightaware.com/live/cancelled "undefined") FlightAware. > [](https://twitter.com/DeltaNewsroom/status/573529067053576192) Eyewitnesses and others reacted to the incident on social media: New York Giants player Larry Donnell was apparently on the flight and posted a video on Instagram: > [](https://twitter.com/JaimePrimak/status/573514397441724417) > [](https://twitter.com/JaimePrimak/status/573523935653937152) > [](https://twitter.com/steveblaze98/status/573519478333554690) > [](https://twitter.com/steveblaze98/status/573532486648602624) > [](https://twitter.com/swags201/status/573518096117448704) > [](https://twitter.com/AirlineFlyer/status/573526597971542017) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3733727/laguardia-plane-crash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3733727/laguardia-plane-crash/"},"headline":"Plane Slides Off the Runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport","datePublished":"2015-03-05T17:01:16.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T15:57:25.000Z","description":"No one appears to be seriously injured","url":"https://time.com/3733727/laguardia-plane-crash/","keywords":["Aviation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc44d5715243d8e04/69878277524fc029a0decc6d/2015-03-05t190812z_310119354_gm1eb3608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc44d5715243d8e04/69878277524fc029a0decc6d/2015-03-05t190812z_310119354_gm1eb3608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Passengers walk from a Delta jet which skidded off the runway at Laguardia airport in New York City on March 5, 2015.","caption":"Passengers walk from a Delta jet which skidded off the runway at Laguardia airport in New York City on March 5, 2015.","creditText":"Larry Donnell—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/aviation/","name":"Aviation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3733727/laguardia-plane-crash/","name":"Plane Slides Off the Runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport"}}]}] ```