A Delta Connection CRJ-900 crashed upon landing Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). The flight was being operated by Endeavor Air, a wholly owned regional subsidiary of Delta, as Flight 4819 from Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
The plane, a 16 year old Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with the registration N932XJ, appears to have rolled over onto its roof after a hard landing. Based on video of the crash, the impact seems to have crushed one of the rear landing gear assemblies which ripped off the wing and caused the plane to roll.
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Delta has reported 21 injuries as a result of the crash with all but two having been released from local hospitals. There were 80 individuals onboard at the time of the accident, 76 passengers and four crew.
Toronto-Pearson International Airport was closed for a short time and the runways involved in the accident will remain closed while an investigation is underway. There was an active METAR at the time of the incident due to wind gusts in the area between 28 and 25 knots. There are also reports that the aircraft had a flap issue which caused it to land at a higher than normal rate of speed, though this has not been confirmed
Delta released a statement on social media stating they are aware of the incident and has sent a incident response team to Toronto to assist.
This is the second CRJ crash for an American carrier in as many months after the deadly collision between an Army Blackhawk helicopter and an American Eagle CRJ-700 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).
UPDATE: Delta has released the following statement on the accident:
Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air using a CRJ900 aircraft, was involved in a single-aircraft accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) around 3:30p ET on Monday. The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
Initial reports were that there are no fatalities. Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted.
The flight was carrying a total of 80 people – 76 passengers and four crew.
YYZ was closed shortly after the incident occurred. Delta is working to connect with customers traveling from, to or through YYZ who should also monitor the status of their flight via the Fly Delta app.
Endeavor Air is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered in Minneapolis. Delta will provide updates at http://news.delta.com.
Summary
A Delta Connection CRJ-900 operating as Flight 4819 has crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Early reports are that everyone was evacuated safely with a few injuries reported. This is certainly better news than what we saw with American Flight 5342 but many details are still unknown at this time.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
