Delta Airlines Flight 4819 crash at Pearson Airport that ended up on its roof. Photo Aviation A2Z.
These Pearson Airport passengers are lucky to be alive and to see their loved ones this Family Day.
One child and two adults were critically injured after a plane with 80 passengers crashed and rolled over on its roof at Pearson International Airport on February 17 around 2:45 p.m. on Runway 23.
There was a crew of four on board the two-hour flight. It is not known if any was injured.
Some 15 passengers on the 16-year-old Canadian made CRJ 900 aircraft suffered injuries and were rushed to local hospitals for treatment, including the Hospital for Sick Kids. Fortunately, no one was killed.
There were no fatalities but about 15 passengers, including a child, were taken to hospital. There were no deaths.
Air Ornge officials said one man in his 60s and a woman in her 60s sustained critical injuries and were taken to two separate hospitals.
The incident involved Delta Airlines Flight 4819 which was arriving from Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport. The sky was clear and it was windy, but not snowing at the time of the incident.
Pearson emergency fire and ambulance crews rushed to the jet, which was on its roof on the runway. Flights were rerouted to other airports, including those in Hamilton and Montreal.
Images showed passengers and crews hurrying out of the outside down aircraft heading for the warmth and safety of a Pearson terminal.
All incoming and departing flights were cancelled for some time at the normally busy airport.
“Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for,” according to a post from Pearson Airport.
The suspended flights left many incoming and outgoing travellers in uncertainty of their travel plans. There were a number of flights delayed. Many passengers at Pearson were already facing weekend delays due to the snowy weather.
Peel police were on the scene investigating with paramedics and formed a staging area off the runway.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says provincial officials are in contact with Toronto Person to offer assistance following today’s plane crash.
The passengers on the Delta Airlines flight are lucky to be alive on this Family Day.
“I’m relieved there are no casualties after the incident at Toronto Pearson,” Ford said in a post on X. “Provincial officials are in contact with the airport and local authorities and will provide any help that’s needed.”
The Bombardier CRJ-900 is a narrow-body, fixed-wing jet aircraft that seats 76 to 90 passengers. It’s a regional jet airliner that’s used by many airlines, including Air Canada, American Airlines, and Delta Air Lines.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and other officials are investigating the incident.