Déjà vu? Delta plane crash bears eerie similarity to a 2015 incident. See pics
World | Learn about the ongoing investigations by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board and the US Federal Aviation Administration to uncover the cause of the crash.
A Delta Air Lines jet with 80 people onboard crash-landed on Monday at Toronto's Pearson Airport. It flipped and was on the tarmac upside down as passengers were seen rushing out of the jet frantically. As many as 18 people were injured.
The horrific scenes brought back memories of the 2015 Delta Air Lines Flight 1086 crash when a McDonnell Douglas MD-88 aircraft skidded off the snowy runway and crashed into a fence at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City, coming to rest with its nose facing the East River.
Videos and images taken by witnesses and passengers captured the chaotic scene, with people evacuating the aircraft and emergency responders rushing to the scene.
In 2015, as well as in the latest crash, Delta Air Lines was at the receiving end. Both times, the tarmac was snowy. The crash in 2015 also didn't result in any deaths. It's just that in one case, the jet was turned upside down.
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated the incident and attributed the probable cause to the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
Images of both crash sites had eerie similarities.
See old images here:
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The authorities have launched a probe and no explanation has been given so far regarding the cause of the accident. It's also unclear how the plane ended up flipped with its wings clipped.
Canada's Transportation Safety Board deployed a team of investigators to the site of the crash.
They will be assisted by the US Federal Aviation Administration, which also sent a team to the scene, according to US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
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See images of Toronto's crash here:
(With inputs from agencies)