He fell in love with planes when he was just six years old—watching them, dreaming about them, never looking away. By 16, he was already learning how to fly, chasing the sky like it was the only place he truly belonged. Years later, that dream became his life. But now, at just 30, it’s all been taken away. Co-pilot Mackenzie Gunther, killed in the LaGuardia plane crash, is being remembered not just for how he died—but for how deeply he loved to fly. And what’s hitting people the hardest is his final call in those last moments after the crash—words so haunting, they’re staying with everyone who hears them. A life built around the sky, gone in an instant—and a final voice that no one can forget.
The second Air Canada pilot killed in Sunday night’s plane crash at LaGuardia Airport has been identified as Mackenzie Gunther, according to reports. Gunther was the first officer alongside pilot Antoine Forest on Air Canada Express Flight 8646...
