Delta plane crash in Toronto: New video surfaces online
On Monday, 17th February, there was an aeroplane accident involving Delta Air Lines at Pearson Airport in Toronto. More material is surfacing online. The latest footage shows the moment the aircraft collided with the tarmac.
On Monday, a serious accident occurred on the tarmac at Pearson Airport in Toronto. A Delta Air Lines passenger plane overturned during landing. Consequently, 18 out of 80 people on board (76 passengers and four crew members) were injured.
New footage of the accident
More material from Canada continues to appear online. One such video was posted on platform X. The footage clearly shows the plane approaching for landing and then overturning. The aircraft is quickly engulfed in flames, and plumes of smoke appear within moments.
The plane shown in the footage is a Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR. Delta Air Lines has been using these aircraft since 2010. It is now necessary to determine precisely what went wrong to prevent similar incidents in the future.
The cause of the accident is unknown
Fire Chief Todd Aitken reported that the runway the plane landed on was dry and there were no recorded crosswinds. However, The Canadian Press cited recordings from the control tower that included permission for landing and information on possible air turbulence caused by a previously landing plane. Up until the moment of landing, there was no further communication recorded between the crew and the tower.
This is not the only aviation accident in North America in recent weeks. Recall that at the end of January, a Bombardier CRJ700 collided with a military Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.
