BREAKING: Delta regional jet involved in crash landing in Toronto; all occupants ‘accounted for,’ airport says
All passengers and crewmembers are accounted for after a Delta Air Lines regional jet was involved in an emergency incident Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ). According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Delta Connection jet crashed while landing in Toronto at around 2:45 p.m. EST. Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon …
All passengers and crewmembers are accounted for after a Delta Air Lines regional jet was involved in an emergency incident Monday afternoon at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ).
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Delta Connection jet crashed while landing in Toronto at around 2:45 p.m. EST.
Toronto Pearson is aware of an incident upon landing involving a Delta Airlines plane arriving from Minneapolis. Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted for.
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) February 17, 2025
All 80 passengers and crewmembers on board the CRJ900 aircraft were evacuated, the FAA confirmed to TPG.
Widely shared images on social media showed the Delta Connection jet flipped over on its top on the Toronto runway amid frigid, wintry conditions at the airport.
The jet, operated by Delta regional subsidiary Endeavor Air, was operating as Delta flight 4819. It was inbound to Toronto from the carrier’s Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) hub, having departing MSP at 11:34 a.m. CST, Delta’s records show.
“Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,” Delta said in a statement Monday afternoon.
Delta Connection flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air using a CRJ900 aircraft, was involved in a single-aircraft accident at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) around 3:30p ET on Monday. The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).…
— Delta News Hub (@DeltaNewsHub) February 17, 2025
15 people from the Delta jet were transported to area hospitals, Lawrence Saindon, superintendent with Peel Regional Paramedic Services told TPG. Three people — including a child — were in critical condition, but expected to survive, Saindon said.
With the accident occurring in Toronto, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada will lead the investigation, according to both the FAA and the Canadian agency, which said it had deployed teams to the airport.
#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. #media
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) February 17, 2025
However, FAA investigators are also en route to Toronto, and will assist in the crash investigation, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed.
“I’ve been in touch with my counterpart in Canada to offer assistance and help with the investigation,” Duffy said in a social media post Monday afternoon.
Update on Delta crash in Toronto:
– FAA investigators are en route to Toronto.
– The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will lead the investigation.
– I’ve been in touch with my counterpart in Canada to offer assistance and help with the investigation.More to follow.
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 17, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board, also en route to Canada, is leading the U.S. delegation of investigators, the agency said.
Monday’s crash comes weeks after a deadly collision involving an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Jan. 29, which remains under investigation by the NTSB.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian released a statement late Monday afternoon on social media:
“The hearts of the entire global Delta family are with those affected by today’s incident at Toronto-Pearson International Airport,” Bastian wrote. “I want to express my thanks to the many Delta and Endeavor team members and the first responders on site.”
Toronto Pearson halted flights amid the emergency response Monday afternoon on the runway.
As of 5 p.m. EST, departures and arrivals resumed, the airport announced.
However, residual flight disruptions mounted due to both the accident and winter weather conditions Monday. As of 5:45 p.m. EST Monday, more than a fifth of departures from Pearson had been canceled, according to FlightAware. Around a third of flights departing the airport had been delayed.
This is a developing story. We’ll have more details as they become available.
