Some Hollywood-like images are coming in from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) after a Delta Air Lines jet somehow ended up upside down on the runway.
According to local Toronto News, CP24, “multiple people have sustained injuries after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport, paramedics say. Paramedics confirmed to CP24 that up to eight people were injured, adding they are unsure of the extent of injuries.”
Video (embedded below) was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by a user who shows the CRJ-900 upside down. @TiffanyFong_ posted it with the caption, “why have there been SO many plane crashes lately ???”
A Delta Airlines plane has crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Why have there been SO many plane crashes lately ??? 😩 pic.twitter.com/wYRCJfmXMR
— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) February 17, 2025
That’s a great question since this incident comes on the heels of multiple plane crashes, particularly after the American Airlines CRJ-700 regional jet, operated by PSA Airlines, collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter over Washington, D.C. last month.
This Delta flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) was a similar aircraft, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900 (CRJ9) and was operated by Endeavor Air. Delta has two versions and the aircraft has either 70 or 76 seats depending on the configuration.
FlightAware, the tracking site, shows DL4819 now canceled but I grabbed a screenshot a few minutes after the crash (see above) which showed the flight arriving 34 minutes late at 2:13pm EST.
Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) February 17, 2025
Toronto Pearson International Airport shared an update on X (see above) that they are aware of the incident: “Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.”
I fly to Toronto often because my wife grew up there and I know they had a wicked snowstorm the past two days – close to two feet of snow according to my in-laws.
This incident may compound the fears of those who are already nervous about flying. Here’s some advice about coping with a fear of flying from someone who not only used to be afraid to fly but to leave the house.
While this incident is extremely rare, it underscores the importance of wearing your seatbelt. Imagine as the floor became the roof and passengers were suspended in the air, held in place only by their seatbelts. It’s scary to imagine. Kudos to the flight crew for taking care of their passengers and helping everyone deplane safely after what must have been a terrifying incident for all on-board.
This is a developing story.
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Most accidents are a combination of pilot error, mechanical, and external conditions. These issues are compounded by the inexperience of pilots and controllers. This is also made worse by not enough knowledge by pilots of their aircraft and controllers not understanding RCR factors depending on type of Jet. There is no excuse for flipping an airplane unless you had a microburst at ground level under marginal RCR conditions and pilot input at touchdown.
I agree. I told my wife this right after it happened.