A Delta Air Lines plane, operated by its subsidiary, Endeavor Air, crashed and overturned upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport yesterday. All 76 passengers and four crew members aboard the flight were evacuated, and at least 18 people sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities, led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, are still investigating the cause of the incident. The aircraft was flying in from Minneapolis amid heavy winds, with gusts of up to 40 mph reported at the time of the crash. The temperature was around 18 degrees Fahrenheit. The Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft is about 16 years old and can often operate for two or three decades with regular maintenance. See photos of the crash here.
Yesterday's crash adds to a spate of aviation accidents around the world in the last few months, including when 179 people died in December after an airliner crashed on landing at a South Korean airport and when 67 people died last month after a US Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet collided in Washington, DC. See the deadliest plane crashes in history here.
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