JAKARTA - Delta Air Lines said 19 of the 21 passengers who were taken to hospital after the plane crash in Toronto, USA, had been repatriated. Local authorities are still continuing to investigate the cause of the regional jet capsized upon landing.

As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, February 18, investigators from the Canadian Transportation Safety Council (TSB) are leading the investigation into the CRJ900 plane crash operated by its subsidiary Endeavor Air Delta Air Lines.

It is not clear what happened to the DL4819 Flight from Minneapolis-St. Paulus International Airport. Plane accidents are usually caused by many factors.

The 16-year-old CRJ 900 made by Bombardier Canada and powered by GE Aerospace, can accommodate up to 90 people.

One of the two wings is no longer attached to the plane, based on video footage after the crash.

Toronto Pearson Airport said there was strong winds and very cold temperatures as airlines tried to catch up to flight delays after weekend snowstorms caused snow to be more than 22 cm (8.6 inches) thick at the airport.

The Delta plane landed in Toronto at 14:13 p.m. local time, after a 86-minute flight and stopped near the runway 23 crossing and runway 15, FlightRadar24 data showed.

The weather at the time of the accident showed strong winds and blowing snow, the flight tracking site said.


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