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Canadian investigators recover black boxes from Toronto airport plane wreckage

Canada’s TSB sends cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder to lab for further analysis

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Dramatic new video of Toronto crash as survivor recalls ‘insane’ moment Delta jet rolled

Dramatic new video of Toronto crash as survivor recalls ‘insane’ moment Delta jet rolled
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Canadian investigators said on Tuesday they sent black boxes for lab analysis from a Delta Air Lines regional jet that flipped upside down upon landing in Toronto a day earlier, as they probed causes of the crash that injured 21 people.

Following initial impact on the runway at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, parts of the CRJ900 aircraft separated and a fire ensued, Transportation Safety Board of Canada Senior Investigator Ken Webster said.

The team of over 20 Canadian investigators were leading the probe into the jet operated by Delta’s Endeavor Air subsidiary and were getting assistance from the US National Transportation Safety Board and regulators Transport Canada and the US Federal Aviation Administration.

Webster echoed other aviation safety officials in saying it was too early to tell what happened to Flight 4819 from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, which had 80 people on board including crew.

Passengers exiting the crashed jet on Monday. Photo: Peter Koukov via Reuters
Passengers exiting the crashed jet on Monday. Photo: Peter Koukov via Reuters

Air crashes were usually caused by multiple factors.

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