A Delta plane attempted to land at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday afternoon and flipped on the apron Monday afternoon, finally standing upside down with at least one wingshorn rested.
Despite the sharp landing of the plane, all 80 people on board, Flight 4819 from Minneapolis, were evacuated.
Photos and videos show passengers driving down the front and rear doors of the plane and then walking away on the snow-covered apron as firefighters head towards the plane.
According to Delta, at least 18 people were injured. They include a serious but life-threatening person who was airlifted to a trauma center, and a child in a critical but life-threatening situation.
The rest of the injured were taken to the injured hospital.
The crash landed in Toronto, another regional jet operated by American Airlines crashed nearly three weeks on Washington's Potomac River, leaving no survivors after being attacked by U.S. Army helicopters .
In Canada, the tripod plane was built by Bombardier and operated by a CRJ-900 subsidiary of Delta (Delta) in a statement – when landing around local time Crashed.
According to the weather service of Environment Canada, there are strong winds in the west, about 29 miles per hour, and when the crash is blowing, the maximum speed reaches 38 miles per hour. The Weather Service also reported that the snow in Toronto was drifting, like most parts of Ontario, which had been hit by two snowstorms in the past few days.
Earlier in the day, airport officials said they expected a “busy day” as airlines caught after back-to-back snowstorms, including weekend blizzards that dumped more than eight inches of snow.
Armed machines created by a small piece of orange snow machine can clear the runway before sunset on Monday.
The Delta said in a statement that it was aware of the report of the crash and was “working to confirm any details”. Officials said the Canadian Transport Safety Commission will lead the investigation.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stop consultations about the crash, forcing the flights that kidnapped Pearson to airports in Ottawa and Montreal. The ground stop was later lifted. Passengers stalled during online checks Monday afternoon, warning of delays on operational notices in the airport’s crowded departure hall.
“It's a little bit of a nightmare,” Teresa Norris said.
According to airport authorities, arriving and departure personnel arriving at the airport had been restored by 5 p.m., and all 80 boarding, including 76 passengers and four crew members, have been counted.
Delta subsidiary Endeeavor Air usually operates smaller aircraft on shorter routes from its parent airlines.
Endeavor's fleet includes approximately 120 Bombardier CRJ-900s. These aircraft are configured with 70 or 76 seats.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the aircraft is about 16 years old. With regular maintenance, such passenger aircraft are usually operated for two to three decades or more.
Airline data company Cirius said airlines around the world use more than 380 CRJ-900s. According to Cirium Data, the aircraft has been in operation for more than two decades and has a reliable safety record.
Monday's crash added a series of aviation accidents that have shocked travelers in recent weeks.
On January 29, an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided with a U.S. Airlines regional jet that was in the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, killing two All 67 people on the plane.
The helicopter is on training missions, about 100 feet higher than the authorization at the time of the collision, the country's deadliest aviation accident since 2009.
Two days later, a small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping center in northeast Philadelphia, killing everyone and killing one on the ground.
According to TV station KSTP, on February 2, a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam returned to the Twins due to problems with the plane's flap. The flight has 272 passengers.
On February 5, a Japanese Airlines cut a parked Delta Airlines plane while taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, piercing the tail of the Delta jet. No injuries.
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