"It's still "too early" to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson airport, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday in an update on its investigation as the one-year anniversary of the incident approaches. The safety board said it's still working on its final report, and the work done so far includes a "comprehensive" metallurgical examination of the plane's landing gear and wing, as well as an analysis of flight data and cockpit voice recorders."
"The Transportation Safety Board suggested in a preliminary report last March that the aircraft came down at a high speed and touched down hard enough to break its landing gear. That report did not draw any conclusions, but some aviation analysts noted the data included in it show the plane approached the runway at roughly 1,100 feet per minute a higher speed than normal."
Transportation Safety Board of Canada continues an ongoing investigation into the Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 crash at Toronto Pearson with no definitive cause identified. Investigators completed a comprehensive metallurgical examination of the aircraft's landing gear and wing and analyzed flight data and cockpit voice recorders. The aircraft, arriving from Minneapolis and operated by Endeavor Air, flipped and burst into flames on Feb. 17, 2025; all 80 aboard survived and 21 were hospitalized. Preliminary data indicate a high descent rate and a possible wind gust that increased speed, prompting the co-pilot to reduce power and the landing gear to fold.
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