All passengers and crewmembers are accounted for after a Delta Air Lines regional jet was involved in an emergency incident Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) Monday afternoon.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Delta Connection jet crashed while landing in Toronto at around 2:45 p.m. EST.
All 80 passengers and crewmembers on board the CRJ900 aircraft were evacuated, the FAA confirmed to TPG.
Widely shared images on social media showed the Delta Connection jet flipped over on its top on the Toronto runway amid frigid, wintry conditions at the airport.
The jet, operated by Delta regional subsidiary Endeavor Air, was operating as Delta flight 4819. It was inbound to Toronto from the carrier’s Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP) hub, after departing MSP at 11:34 a.m. CST, Delta’s records show.
In a statement Monday afternoon, the Atlanta-based carrier said it was aware of the incident:
“Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,” Delta said in a statement. It’s not clear just how many passengers were injured in the emergency incident.
With the accident occurring in Toronto, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada will lead the investigation, according to both the FAA and the Canadian agency, which said it had deployed teams to the airport.
However, FAA investigators are also en route to Toronto, and will assist in the crash investigation, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed.
“I’ve been in touch with my counterpart in Canada to offer assistance and help with the investigation,” Duffy said in a social media post Monday afternoon.
The National Transportation Safety Board, also en route to Canada, is leading the U.S. delegation of investigators, the agency said.
Monday’s crash comes weeks after a deadly collision involving an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Jan. 29, which remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
This is a developing story. We’ll have more details as they become available.
