If you came across a story about a plane landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport but then crashed into a fire truck that was on the runway — a tragic accident that cost two young pilots their lives and obliterated the nose of the plane — would you have expected the flight attendant who was strapped into her seat close to the front of the aircraft and ejected over 320 feet onto the tarmac to have survived?
No.
It’s not cold or uncaring to assume that there was very little possibility that someone could come away from such a violent calamity — yet Solange Tremblay, a 26-year veteran steward, did, and she’s now recovering in a hospital bed in New York City.
Her daughter has set up a GoFundMe effort to help defray the costs of what will likely be a long recovery:
“During the crash she was… ejected over 320 feet from the wreckage. She was found still strapped in her jump seat lying on the tarmac,” her daughter, Sarah Lepine, said in a GoFundMe page to support her mother’s medical treatment.
A picture is worth a thousand words, however, and to see Tremblay alive and smiling is a golden moment indeed:
Update on Flight Attendant…
— Mike Netter (@nettermike) March 29, 2026
She was sitting in her jump seat directly behind the cockpit when Air Canada Express Flight 8646 collided with a fire truck on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport.
On impact, Solange Tremblay, the senior flight attendant on board, was ejected more than… pic.twitter.com/UOmeHTH0kz
The above tweet from Mike Netter, Republican candidate for California state Senate, continues:
On impact, Solange Tremblay, the senior flight attendant on board, was ejected more than 320 feet from the wreckage. She was found on the tarmac, still strapped to her seat. She was conscious for all of it.
Her daughter Sarah Lépine called it "a total miracle." Aviation safety experts agreed, saying her survival was extraordinary given the complete destruction of the cockpit just feet from where she was sitting. Her four-point harness jump seat, designed to withstand extreme crash loads, likely saved her life.
But Solange's fight is far from over. Her injuries are severe: two shattered legs with open fractures requiring multiple surgeries and metal plates, a fractured spine, skin grafts needed for the flesh she lost sliding across the tarmac, and complications that led to a blood transfusion. She still faces several more surgeries and intensive rehabilitation to learn how to walk again.
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Tremblay faces a long road to recovery, but as my better half sometimes reminds me when I get too dark, “it’s better than the alternative.” That being said, she does face numerous procedures in her future:
She sustained devastating injuries, including two shattered legs and a fractured spine.
Her daughter, Sarah Lépine, launched a GoFundMe campaign and revealed that her mother requires numerous surgical procedures involving metal plates to reconstruct the damage to her legs.
Sarah said: "She sustained a fractured spine where she continues to wait and see if surgery is required.
"Furthermore, she requires skin graphs to repair the missing flesh she lost on her legs while sliding down the tarmac.
"She has even received a blood transfusion due to complications from her first surgery."
She further revealed that Solange remains in a New York hospital, where 'she remains in constant fear' of further complications.
It won’t be easy, but Temblay’s daughter and her loved ones have to feel blessed that a guardian angel apparently watched over her that fateful night. We hope you’re back on your feet as soon as possible, Solange.
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