(NewsNation) — More than seven dozen people were evacuated Monday after a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped over while landing.
Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, was involved in a “single-aircraft accident” around 3:30 p.m. ET, Toronto Pearson Airport confirmed on X. At the time of the crash, weather reports show Toronto experiencing 31 mph hour winds with gusts upwards of 40 mph and a temperature of 18 Fahrenheit with a wind chill of minus 5 F.
But what do we know about the Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900 involved?
Toronto accident: CRJ-900 specs
The aircraft has a length of 36 meters (roughly 119 feet) with a wingspan of 24.9 meters (81 feet).
The craft has a range of 1,784 miles and a cruising speed of 515 mph, according to Delta’s official website for the aircraft.
How is the aircraft laid out?
The CRJ-900 can seat either 70 or 76 people, but the layout and basic dimensions of the craft are nearly identical, no matter the capacity. There were 76 passengers on board Monday.
The craft has restrooms at the very front and back of the plane. In first class, one side of the aisle seats one person, and the other has two — totaling 12.
The remaining passengers in Delta+ Comfort and main cabin seats are in pairs of two on either side of the aisle.
The 70-seater has four exits in total, while the 76-seater has six.
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The passengers and crew are all accounted for. (Pat Lauer) -
A Delta plane flipped over upon landing in Toronto. (Pat Lauer)
Prior crashes involving CRJ-900s
Aviation Safety Network’s accident catalog for the aircraft reports zero fatalities from more than 100 accidents since 2005.
Prior to Monday, the most recent CRJ-900 incident was on Nov. 27, 2024, when a Delta flight headed from Providence-Theodore Francis Greene State Airport to Detroit-Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was forced to do an emergency landing in Albany, New York. No one was killed in the incident.
For a full list of incidents involving the CRJ-900, click here.
How old is the CRJ-900 design?
The CRJ-900 launched in 2001, but its design roots can be found in the Canadair Challenger business jet, the first iteration of which took to the skies in the 1970s, according to Simple Flying.
After Bombardier bought Canadair in 1987, the company decided to revamp earlier designs and create the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ-100) in 1991. Several more iterations of the craft came about over the decades.
The CRJ-900 is newer — and bigger — than the CRJ-200, CRJ-550 or CRJ-700. It’s equipped with a powerful engine and strengthened wings,
Who makes the CRJ-900?
Bombardier, a Canadian aircraft company, manufactures the aircraft.
Delta Air Lines’ regional subsidiary Endeavor Air is the largest operator of CRJ-900s, per Simple Flying. It currently has more than 120 aircraft flying as Delta Connection.
Other airlines, including PSA Airlines, Jazz Air, SkyWest Airlines and Mesa Airlines, also operate the CRJ-900.
NewsNation’s Steph Whiteside contributed to this report.