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Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Video shows passenger POV walking out of upside down Delta plane after crash
As investigators work to uncover what caused a Delta Air Lines regional jet to flip on its roof while landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday, passengers have taken to social media to share their experiences of the incident. The passenger jet was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Toronto when it crash landed around 2:15 p.m. local time, Delta said in a statement, sending 21 people to the hospital with injuries. Two adults and one child were classified as being more seriously injured and were transported to trauma centers and a children's hospital by air ambulance. Nineteen of those hospitalized were released by Tuesday morning, Delta told USA TODAY. One such video, originally shared to Instagram by @eggxit, gives the passenger perspective to what that evacuation looked like. The video begins inside the aircraft, where an employee of the flight is directing passengers to "leave everything" as she ushers them toward the exit. She helps another passenger climb out before the cameraman crawls through the door onto the snowy tarmac below. Walking a few feet from the plane, the cameraman pans the camera back toward the CRJ-900 regional jet, which is charred and stained black as it rests topside down on the frozen ground. More people are helped out of open doors on the side of the aircraft as firefighters spray the wreckage with water from a nearby truck. Shocking videos circling online show the plane coming in for a landing and touching the ground at high speed, causing flames and a dark plume of black smoke to erupt as it slides down the snowy runway before flipping upside down and screeching to a stop. Luckily, most of the plane's occupants were well enough to self-evacuate from the upturned airliner, according to Toronto Airport Fire Chief Todd Aitken. Most were able to exit the wreckage before first responders made it onto the scene. Once paramedics arrived, the majority of injuries were common complaints like back pain, head injuries and headaches, anxiety, vomiting, and nausea due to fuel exposure. The scene is surprisingly calm considering the circumstances - perhaps thanks to the same sense of gratitude expressed by the video's original Instagram caption that reads, "Being alive feels pretty cool today." The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, will be in charge of leading the investigation into the cause of the crash, according to the FAA. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Video shows passengers fleeing flipped Delta plane after crash
USA Today
18-02-2025
- General
- USA Today
Video shows passenger POV walking out of upside down Delta plane after crash
Video shows passenger POV walking out of upside down Delta plane after crash Show Caption Hide Caption Delta passenger records evacuation after Toronto crash A passenger recorded the moments as people exited a Delta Air Lines plane after it flipped over while landing in Canada. As investigators work to uncover what caused a Delta Air Lines regional jet to flip on its roof while landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday, passengers have taken to social media to share their experiences of the incident. The passenger jet was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Toronto when it crash landed around 2:15 p.m. local time, Delta said in a statement, sending 21 people to the hospital with injuries. Two adults and one child were classified as being more seriously injured and were transported to trauma centers and a children's hospital by air ambulance. Nineteen of those hospitalized were released by Tuesday morning, Delta told USA TODAY. One such video, originally shared to Instagram by @eggxit, gives the passenger perspective to what that evacuation looked like. The video begins inside the aircraft, where an employee of the flight is directing passengers to "leave everything" as she ushers them toward the exit. She helps another passenger climb out before the cameraman crawls through the door onto the snowy tarmac below. Walking a few feet from the plane, the cameraman pans the camera back toward the CRJ-900 regional jet, which is charred and stained black as it rests topside down on the frozen ground. More people are helped out of open doors on the side of the aircraft as firefighters spray the wreckage with water from a nearby truck. Shocking videos circling online show the plane coming in for a landing and touching the ground at high speed, causing flames and a dark plume of black smoke to erupt as it slides down the snowy runway before flipping upside down and screeching to a stop. Luckily, most of the plane's occupants were well enough to self-evacuate from the upturned airliner, according to Toronto Airport Fire Chief Todd Aitken. Most were able to exit the wreckage before first responders made it onto the scene. Once paramedics arrived, the majority of injuries were common complaints like back pain, head injuries and headaches, anxiety, vomiting, and nausea due to fuel exposure. The scene is surprisingly calm considering the circumstances - perhaps thanks to the same sense of gratitude expressed by the video's original Instagram caption that reads, "Being alive feels pretty cool today." The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, will be in charge of leading the investigation into the cause of the crash, according to the FAA.
Observer
18-02-2025
- Climate
- Observer
Delta plane flips upside down on landing at Toronto airport
TORONTO: A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said. Three people on flight DL4819 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child, a Canadian air ambulance official said, with 15 others also immediately taken to hospitals. Some of the injured have since been released, Delta said late on Monday. The US carrier said a CRJ900 aircraft operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary was involved in a single-aircraft accident with 76 passengers and four crew members on board. The 16-year-old CRJ900, made by Canada's Bombardier and powered by GE Aerospace engines, can seat up to 90 people. At least one of the two wings was no longer attached to the plane, video showed after the accident. Canadian authorities said they would investigate the cause of the crash, which was not yet known. Toronto Pearson Airport said earlier it was dealing with high winds and frigid temperatures as airlines attempted to catch up with missed flights after a weekend snowstorm dumped more than 22 cm (8.6 inches) of snow at the airport. The Delta plane touched down in Toronto at 2:13 pm. After an 86-minute flight and came to rest near the intersection of runway 23 and runway 15, FlightRadar24 data showed. The reported weather conditions at time of the crash indicated a "gusting crosswind and blowing snow," the flight tracking website said. Toronto Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aitken said late on Monday the runway was dry and there were no crosswind conditions, but several pilots Reuters spoke to who had seen videos of the incident pushed back against this comment. US aviation safety expert and pilot John Cox said there was an average crosswind of 19 knots (22 mph) from the right as it was landing, but he noted this was an average and gusts would go up and down. "It's gusty so they are constantly going to have to be making adjustments in the air speed, adjustments in the vertical profile and adjustments in the lateral profile," he said of the pilots, adding that "it's normal for what professional pilots do." Investigators would try to figure out why the right wing separated from the plane, Cox said. Michael J McCormick, associate professor of air traffic management at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, said the upside-down position made the Toronto crash fairly unique. "But the fact that 80 people survived an event like this is a testament to the engineering and the technology, the regulatory background that would go into creating a system where somebody can actually survive something that not too long ago would have been fatal," he said. — Reuters
Muscat Daily
18-02-2025
- Climate
- Muscat Daily
Canada: Plane crash injures 18 at Toronto airport
Toronto, Canada – A Delta regional jet overturned in Canada while landing on Monday at Toronto Pearson Airport after a blizzard, injuring 18 of the 80 people aboard, according to authorities. Three people on the flight, which came from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport in the US, were seriously injured, including one child, officials said. According to the US carrier Delta, a 16-year-old CRJ900 aircraft operated by its Endeavor Air subsidiary was involved in an accident with 76 passengers and four crew members on board. 'Initial reports indicate there are no fatalities and 18 customers with injuries have been transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,' Delta said in a statement. 'I'm relieved to learn that all passengers and crew are accounted for after today's plane crash at Toronto Pearson,' Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said on X. 'Thank you to the first responders, crew and airport staff for their quick actions and commitment to keeping everyone safe.' IN a post on the social media platform X, the airport noted that all those on board had been accounted for. Was weather to blame? Earlier Monday, Pearson Airport said it was dealing with high winds and frigid temperatures as airlines tried to catch up on missed flights after a weekend snowstorm dumped more than 22cm of snow at the airport. Airport fire chief Todd Aitken said that the 'cause of the crash is still under investigation'. 'What we can say is the runway was dry and there was no cross-wind conditions,' he said. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said it was sending a team of investigators, and the US National Transportation Safety Board said a team of investigators would assist the Canadian TSB. The Toronto airport was closed for more than two hours before departures and arrivals resumed. The Toronto crash followed other recent crashes in North America. A US Army helicopter collided with a CRJ-700 passenger jet in Washington, killing 67 people, while at least seven people died when a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia and 10 were killed in a passenger plane crash in Alaska. DW
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Plane crashes 2025: How many have there been in the US, how many people have been killed?
A Delta Air Lines regional jet carrying 80 people crashed in Toronto on Monday, becoming the second high-profile commercial aviation incident of 2025. Luckily no one was killed in Monday's crash, which happened when the Delta jet crashed and apparently flipped while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The plane, which had departed from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota, was carrying 76 passengers and four crewmembers, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Of them, 18 people were taken to the hospital with injuries, according to Todd Aitken, Toronto Pearson Airport's fire chief. Experts say aviation remain extremely safe, but Monday's incident comes on the heels of a crash outside of Washington's Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people. It was the first fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in almost 16 years, and was followed by a few fatal private and charter crashes, all of which have left travelers wondering if flying is still the safest way to get around. As recent disasters raise concerns about flying, here's how many aviation accidents have occurred in the U.S. this year. Live updates: Delta Air Lines plane flips during landing; 18 injured, including 1 child There have been 87 aviation accidents in 2025 so far, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board. That includes 62 incidents in January and 25 in February, the agency says. There have been 13 fatal aircraft accidents this year, including 10 incidents in January and three in February as of Monday, according to the safety board. There have been four major deadly U.S. aviation disasters so far this year. They happened within the span of two weeks in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Alaska and Arizona. Yet the Washington D.C. crash on Jan. 29 that killed 67 people is the only fatal commercial aviation crash in 2025 and in the past 15 years. The Federal Aviation Administration actively reports aviation incidents for anyone to stay updated. At least 85 people have died in four major U.S. aviation disasters in 2025. They are: Jan. 29 (Washington, D.C.) - An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three people collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. after the plane departed from Wichita, Kansas. A total 67 people were killed. Jan. 31 (Philadelphia) - A small medical jet carrying a child patient crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood. Seven people died, including all six onboard the plane and another in a car on the ground. Feb. 6 (Alaska) - A small plane carrying 10 people crashed in Alaska after losing speed and altitude and going missing from the radar. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, heading from the village of Unalakleet to the town of Nome, was later recovered and all 10 victims died, the Alaska Department of Public Safety confirmed. Feb. 10 (Arizona) - Two private jets collided at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing one person and injuring four others. Flying on U.S. commercial airlines is still considered safe. Air travel is the absolute safest form of transportation, according to a 2024 Transportation Statistics Report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "Transportation incidents for all modes claimed 44,546 lives in 2022, of which all but 2,032 involved highway motor vehicles. Preliminary estimates for 2023 suggest a further decline in fatalities," the report states. "There were no deaths from crashes on large commercial airlines in 2023, but several hundred deaths occurred in crashes in general aviation, commuter air, and air taxi services." Contributing: Zach Wichter, Joey Garrison and Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY This story has been updated to add new information. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Plane crashes 2025: How many in the US so far? See where they happened
