On Thursday evening 27 October at 23:41 UTC (19:41 EDT) Eastern Air Lines flight 3452 suffered a runway excursion while landing at La Guardia Airport (KLGA/LGA) in New York. The flight was operated by N278EA, a Boeing 737-700, built in 1998. The flight was carrying US Vice-Presidential candidate Mike Pence, campaign staff, and members of the media. No injuries have been reported.
Flightradar24 Data
The flight departed Fort Dodge, Iowa (KFOD/FOD) at 21:22 UTC for New York’s La Guardia Airport. Upon landing in New York on La Guardia’s Runway 22 the aircraft exited the usable area of the runway, impacted the Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) and stopped in the grass to the right of the runway.
#PencePlane was overshot runway and wound up on #FAA mandated “arrestor bed,” which stopped it in its tracks. #abc7ny pic.twitter.com/2LddxmUkfa
— Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) October 28, 2016
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Information about the Aircraft
EA3452 was operated by N278EA, a Boeing 737-700 powered by two CFM56 engines. The aircraft was first operated by Maersk Air in 1998. N278EA is operated by Eastern Air Lines for the Trump | Pence campaign.
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