Following several days of heavy snow and difficult weather conditions, the Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 from Minneapolis crash-landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17.
Amid strong winds and snowy conditions, the plane landed, upside-down, on the tarmac some time after 2 p.m. EST. Three people were found in critical condition, with a total of 21 reported injured. Current reports do not indicate any fatalities as a result of the crash.
During the days leading up to the incident, the airport received significant snowfall, with over 50 cms of ground accumulation as of Feb. 17. The area’s recent winter snowstorm led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from Pearson International prior to the crash Monday afternoon.
While the cause of the crash is currently unknown, weather is considered to be a contributing factor. The incident happened during a period of intense, high winds, with gusts of up to 65 km/h.
As per a post on X, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will be investigating the incident.
“#TSBAir is deploying a team to investigate an aircraft accident at Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport, ON. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.”
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