Child among those hurt after Delta flight flips while landing at Toronto airport

Live above: Authorities respond to the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed and landed upside down in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

(NEXSTAR) — At least 19 people, including a child, were injured after a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis experienced an “incident upon landing” in Ontario, Canada, Monday afternoon. While the cause of the incident remains under investigation, an audio recording revealed the pilots had been warned of a possible air flow bump in its path because of an aircraft in front of it.

Videos posted to social media and a live feed from the airport showed the plane resting on its roof on the tarmac as people walked away and crews doused the plane. Television news reports say the Delta flight flipped over on landing.

“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 2:15 p.m. ET on Monday,” the company said in a statement to Nexstar. “Initial reports were that there are no fatalities. Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted.”

Delta said there were 76 passengers and four crew members aboard. Authorities have confirmed 19 people were injured while Delta, in a separate statement, said 18 customers sustained injuries.

One of those injured, a pediatric patient, was rushed to a children’s hospital in Toronto with critical injuries, officials with Ornge, an air ambulance and medical transport company, told Nexstar.

Also critically injured in the crash were a man in his 60s and a woman in her 40s, both of whom were rushed to a Toronto trauma center by air ambulance. No additional details about those injured were released.

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said one of its crews was working on the flight.

A statement from the FAA says all 80 people aboard the flight were evacuated. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada told Nexstar in a statement that it is deploying a team to investigate the crash.

Delta is encouraging customers to monitor their flight status using the company’s app, adding that it is working to connect with customers traveling “from, to or through” Toronto Pearson Intl. Airport.

Toronto Pearson is now showing numerous delayed or canceled arrivals and departures throughout the day.

Cause of incident unclear

It is too early to say what caused the plane to flip but weather may have played a factor.

An audio recording from the tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport shows the flight was cleared to land at about 2:10 p.m. local time. The tower warns the pilots of a possible air flow bump in the glide path as the plane comes into land because of a preceding aircraft in front of it.

According to the Meteorological Service of Canada, the airport was experiencing blowing snow and winds of 32 mph gusting to 40 mph. The temperature was about 16.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

“It’s very rare to see something like this,” said John Cox, CEO of aviation safety consulting firm Safety Operating Systems in St. Petersburg, Florida. “We’ve seen a couple of cases of takeoffs where airplanes have ended up inverted, but it’s pretty rare.”

Cox, who flew for U.S. Air for 25 years and has worked on NTSB investigations, said the CRJ900 aircraft is a proven aircraft that’s been in service for decades and does a good job of handling inclement weather.

“The weather conditions were windy. The wind was out of the west at 27 to 35 knots, which is about 38 miles an hour. So it was windy. But the airplanes are designed and certified to handle that. The pilots are trained and experienced to handle that.”

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is leading a team of U.S. investigators to assist in the Canadian investigation.

Latest aviation incident of 2025

This is the latest in a string of incidents so far this year. In late January, all 67 passengers and crew aboard an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter died when the two collided near Washington, D.C. Six people aboard a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance and one person on the ground were killed when the flight crashed in Philadelphia just days later.

Ten people were killed when the small plane they were traveling in crashed into ice on the Bering Sea in Alaska earlier this month. One person died last week when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona.

Two pilots were able to eject from the U.S. Navy jet they were flying last week moments before it crashed into the San Diego Bay area. They were quickly pulled from the water by a nearby fishing vessel and taken to a local hospital.

The CRJ900, a popular regional jet, was developed by Canadian aerospace company Bombardier. It’s in the same family of aircraft as the CRJ700, the type of plane involved in the midair collision near Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.