A total of 18 people were injured after a Delta Airlines plane crashed on the runway at Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened just before 2:15 p.m. and involved Endeavor Flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Plane with 80 people on board crashes on landing at Pearson airport, ends up on its roof
The plane ended up upside with its wings sheared off. No fatalities were reported and all 80 people on board were accounted for.
A total of 18 people were injured after a Delta Airlines plane crashed on the runway at Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened just before 2:15 p.m. and involved Endeavor Flight 4819 arriving from Minneapolis/St. Paul.Delta Airlines says that the flight was carrying a total of 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew.
22 Canadians were on board the flight
Ornge initially said that three people, including a child, sustained critical injuries. At a subsequent update on Monday night, GTAA officials said that they were not aware of any critical injuries.
Two runways remain closed at the airport and airport officials are warning of further flight delays over the coming days.
The GTAA says it will provide an update sometime Tuesday
8:47 p.m.
Aviation expert John Cox told CP24 the CRJ-900 is a well-built airplane, despite it being launched in 2001 by Bombardier.
Data from the Aviation Safety Network shows zero fatalities from more than 100 accidents involving the aircraft since 2005.
“It was certified to high standards both in its structural strength and ability to get people out in a hurry. So, this was a well-built airplane experiencing a very traumatic event and the emergency evacuation design and certification worked exactly as it should have,” Cox said.
In one audio recording reviewed by CP24, an air traffic control agent is heard saying that the aircraft is “upside down and burning.”
All arrivals and departures were shut down at Pearson for hours following the crash. forcing the diversion of hundreds of planes.
However, the Greater Toronto Airports Authority confirmed that flights in and out of the airport resumed at 5 p.m.
In a news conference on Monday night, Greater Toronto Airports CEO Deborah Flint called the response to the crash “textbook.”
“We are very grateful that there was no loss of life and relatively minor injuries,” she said
