The weather advisories for Toronto Pearson International Airport at the time of the crash “indicated a gusting crosswind and blowing snow,” according to Flightradar24, an aviation tracking website.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, assisted by a team of American investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration.
A lawsuit claims the crew had inadequate training.
Some passengers have filed lawsuits against Delta and Endeavor Air, the Delta subsidiary that operated the plane. One, filed by Minneapolis resident Hannah Krebs, claimed the flight’s crew was “inadequately trained and supervised” and failed to follow landing procedures.
Delta has released limited information about the flight’s crew but its chief executive, Ed Bastian, has said they were “experienced.” The pilot was hired in 2007 by Mesaba Airlines, which merged into Endeavor Air in 2012, Delta said in a statement. He has served as an “active duty Captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities,” Delta said.
The first officer was hired by Endeavor Air in January 2024 and completed training in April, Delta said, adding: “Her flight experience exceeded the minimum requirements set by U.S. federal regulations.”
Delta has offered $30,000 to each of the passengers aboard, and said its representatives told passengers the offer came with “no strings attached and does not affect rights.”
The plane was a Bombardier jet.
The model CRJ900 aircraft was about 16 years old, according to F.A.A. records. With regular maintenance, such passenger jets are often operated for two to three decades, or more.
Mitsubishi, which bought the CRJ line of planes from Bombardier and discontinued its production, said that there were more than 400 CRJ900s in use by 18 airlines worldwide. Cirium, an aviation data company, said the CRJ900, which has been in operation for more than two decades, has a solid safety record.
Vjosa Isai and Qasim Nauman contributed reporting.
