Canadian investigators recover black boxes from Toronto plane wreckage
Published: 11:00am, 19 Feb 2025 Canadian investigators said on Tuesday they sent black boxes for lab analysis from a Delta Air Lines regional jet that flipped upside down upon landing in Toronto a day earlier, as they probe causes of the crash that injured 21 people.
Following initial impact on the runway at Toronto's Pearson Airport, parts of the CRJ900 aircraft separated and a fire ensued, Transportation Safety Board of Canada Senior Investigator Ken Webster said in a video.
The team of over 20 Canadian investigators are leading the probe into the jet operated by Delta's Endeavor Air subsidiary and are getting assistance from the US National Transportation Safety Board and regulators Transport Canada and the US Federal Aviation Administration.
Webster echoed other aviation safety officials in saying it was too early to tell what happened to Flight 4819 from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, which had 80 people on board including crew. Passengers exiting the crashed jet on Monday. Photo: Peter Koukov via Reuters
Air crashes are usually caused by multiple factors.
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