Delta Plane Overturns at Toronto Airport, Leaving 18 Injured

At least 18 individuals sustained injuries when a Delta Air Lines plane flipped during its landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday. Thankfully, there were no casualties, and the injuries reported were minor, according to officials in the evening.

A video circulating on social media captured the dramatic scene of the plane, arriving from Minneapolis, lying upside down on the runway.

“We just landed. Our plane crashed. It’s upside down,” said passenger John Nelson as he filmed while exiting the aircraft. He noted that “most people seem to be fine,” and passengers were disembarking from the plane.

Deborah Flint, CEO of Toronto Pearson, confirmed that none of the injuries from the incident were life-threatening.

Earlier, Lawrence Saindon, a superintendent for Peel Regional Paramedic Services, reported that 12 individuals were transported by ambulance for medical evaluation.

Two more were airlifted to a nearby trauma center. One was identified as a man in his 60s, en route to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, as shared by Joshua McNamara, the corporate communications lead for Toronto Air Ambulance. The other person was a woman in her 40s, headed to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

An ambulance also transported a child to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Saindon informed.

The Federal Aviation Administration stated Delta Air Lines Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air and originating from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, crashed upon landing in Toronto at approximately 2:15 p.m. Endeavor is a fully owned subsidiary of Delta, headquartered in Minneapolis, according to Delta.

The FAA detailed that 80 people were aboard the CRJ-900 aircraft, comprising 76 passengers and four crew members, as per Delta’s information.

Flint added that 22 passengers were Canadian citizens, and the remaining travelers represented a “multinational” mix.

The airport experienced a ground delay “due to an aircraft emergency,” stated the National Airspace System Status from the FAA, resulting in delays averaging 292 minutes. A previously issued ground stop was lifted when the airport resumed departures and arrivals around 5 p.m.

Delta canceled all flights into and out of Toronto Pearson scheduled for Monday night, and the airline offered travel waivers to its customers, according to their statement.

Throughout the day, Toronto was beset by blowing snow. While there was lake-effect snow earlier, no snow was present at the accident’s time, according to radar reports.

Winds at the time of the incident were between 20 to 30 mph, with gusts reaching up to 40 mph.

As passengers were evacuated, temperatures were at a chilly 18 degrees, with a windchill factor of minus 2.

The Association of Flight Attendants union, which announced its response to the accident on social media, confirmed some of its members were part of the crew.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is set to conduct an investigation, as per the FAA. The TSB verified on X that it is dispatching a team for this purpose.

The National Transportation Safety Board will collaborate with Canada’s TSB in the investigation.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shared that FAA investigators are en route to Toronto and he has been coordinating with his Canadian counterpart to support the investigation.

“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” stated Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta. “I want to extend my gratitude to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site.”