Snow blown by winds gusting to 65 kmph swirled when the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR aircraft from Minneapolis carrying 76 passengers and four crew attempted to land around 2.15 pm (local time).
Emergency crews responding at Toronto Pearson Airport. PIC/AFP
A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing on Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, an airport official said.
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Snow blown by winds gusting to 65 kmph swirled when the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR aircraft from Minneapolis carrying 76 passengers and four crew attempted to land around 2.15 pm (local time).
Communications between the tower and pilot were normal on approach and it’s not clear what went so drastically wrong when the plane touched down. Toronto Pearson Fire Chief Todd Aitken said 18 passengers were taken to the hospital. The CRJ-900 was developed by Bombardier.
Recent aviation disasters in US
>> A small commuter plane on its way to Nome crashed on February 6, killing the pilot and nine passengers.
>> A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed in Philadelphia on January 31, killing seven people.
>> A midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight on January 29 in Washington killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft—the worst aviation disaster in US since 2001.
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