A Minneapolis plane crashed and turned to your back when it landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon. This is what we know so far:
What was the flight?
Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 landed at Pearson airport from Minneapolis just after 2 pm et when the accident occurred. The plane was a regional Bombardier Canadair aircraft with 76 seats operated by Endeavour Air, a subsidiary of the Regional Air Lines airline with Minneapolis headquarters.
Who was on board?
The 76 passengers and four crew members managed to escape after the plane became the other way around, according to Deborah Flint, president and executive director of the Airport Authority of the Great Toronto (GTAA). Of those on board, 22 were Canadians.
How many people were injured?
The number of injured has fluctuated in the reports of the officials since the accident occurred. For Monday night, GTAA said 17 people were injured, while Delta Air Lines said 18 people. It is not clear what number is necessary.
Orngge, the Ontario Air Ambulance Service, said a child was taken to the Toront Critical injuries
But Flint did not confirm these injuries on Monday, saying that the airport operator did not know how many people were critically hurt.
How did everyone survive on board?
The survival of all on board may have been the result of the durability of the plane seats and the way in which the accident was developed, said David McNair, a former researcher at the Canada Transport Security Board.
“The continuous impact, although uncomfortable and unpleasant, is not as bad as having a direct impact somewhere,” he said in an interview on CBC Radio’s Metro tomorrow Tuesday.
Adrienne Arsenault del Nacional speaks with the passenger of Delta Air Lines Pete Carlson about the previous moments, during and after the plane rolled on his back.
His survival is “a loan for the fire fighting team in Toronto Pearson, the pilots [and] The aircraft manufacturer, “said John Gradek, a professor of operations and aviation management integrated at McGill University, during an interview with Metro tomorrow Tuesday.
What caused the accident?
At this time, officials have not provided details about what the accident caused, saying that it is under investigation. The Canada Transport Security Board is leading that investigation, Pearson airport said in an X post on Monday night.
The National Transportation Security Board of USA. UU. Also said on social networks that he is helping with research. GTAA said it will provide an update to the media at some time on Tuesday.
Gradek said the investigation will be developed “quite quickly”, partly because the surviving flight crew can talk to researchers. You can expect a report in the next 30 days, with a more detailed report that follows in a year or so, he said.
The audio recording of Pearson’s air traffic control tower shows that the flight cleared to land shortly after 2 pm et and that the tower warned the pilots of a possible “blow” air flow in the path of Sliding from an plane in front of him, according to a report by the Canadian press.
What was the weather like?
Todd Aitken, the fire chief of the GTAA, told journalists on Monday night that the track conditions were dry and that there were no crossed winds.
But McNair said the instructions given to the pilots just before the landing indicated that the cross wind had up to 17 knots. A warning to the aviators also mentioned that there was snow on the track.
Video posted on social networks for several passengers show tense moments after a plane crashed and turned to the back at the Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Monday afternoon. ‘I was in a plane crash. My God, ‘says a woman who filmed face down in her plane seat.
Twenty -two centimeters of snow fell at Pearson airport during the weekend after the consecutive winter storms were Toronto. In an X post before the accident on Monday morning, the airport said the teams worked “all weekend to maintain approximately 5 million square meters of snow airfield.”
Is the airport open?
Yes, Pearson is still open, “with flights that arrive and leave,” according to a position next to the airport on Tuesday X on Tuesday. But passengers are urged to verify the status of their flight before arriving at the airport.
Two tracks were closed from Monday night to investigate the accident. It is not clear if since then they have reopened.
