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Collision with terrain during landing
Endeavor Air (dba Delta Connection)
MHI RJ Aviation Group CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), N932XJ
Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario
The occurrence
On 17 February 2025, a CRJ-900 aircraft, manufactured by Bombardier, operated by Delta Endeavor Air, was conducting a flight from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota, to Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario.
Upon landing, the aircraft impacted the runway, and following the initial impact, parts of the aircraft separated, notably a wing and the tail section, and a fire ensued. The fuselage came to rest slightly off the right side of the runway upside down facing the other direction.
Once the aircraft came to rest, the occupants began to evacuate. The passengers and cabin crew evacuated out the right forward door and one of the two right emergency exit windows. The cockpit door was unusable, so the flight crew exited out of the emergency hatch in the cockpit ceiling.
Twenty-one passengers and crew were injured during the accident, many of whom were hospitalized.
The field phase of the investigation is ongoing. TSB investigators are assisted by representatives from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), NAV CANADA, the operator, and the manufacturers of the aircraft and engines.
Work completed to date
Preliminary interviews have been conducted and will continue as needed.
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), the flight data recorder (FDR), and other electronic components containing non-volatile memory have been recovered and sent to the TSB Engineering Laboratory in Ottawa, Ontario. The data has been downloaded and is being analyzed.
The aircraft wreckage has been removed from the scene and moved to a hangar located at CYYZ where it will be further examined. Investigators have examined the runway and released the site back to the GTAA for site clean-up and return to operations.
Please refer to this page for further updates.
Photos and video from the site are also available.
Media materials
News release
Statement
Deployment notice
Investigation information
Photos
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Class of investigation
This is a class 2 investigation. These investigations are complex and involve several safety issues requiring in-depth analysis. Class 2 investigations, which frequently result in recommendations, are generally completed within 600 days. For more information, see the Policy on Occurrence Classification.
TSB investigation process
There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation
- Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
- Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
- Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.
For more information, see our Investigation process page.
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