The information from flight records reveals that the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR traveled from Hopkins to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport just before its scheduled journey to Canada.
The Delta Air Lines aircraft that made a crash landing in Toronto on Monday had previously flown from Cleveland to Minneapolis earlier in the day, as confirmed by 3News.
Flight data obtained from FlightAware indicates that the Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR with the wing number N932XJ took off from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at 8:03 a.m. under the designation of Flight 4820, which is Delta’s regular daily route from Cleveland to Minneapolis. Despite departing almost an hour behind schedule, the plane managed to reach Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (9:55 a.m. Central Standard Time).
Less than two hours later, the plane took off again from Minnesota as Flight 4819 bound for Toronto. The flight arrived at Pearson International Airport just before 2:15 p.m. Eastern Standard Time but suffered an “incident” upon landing, winding up upside down on the tarmac.
Of the 76 passengers and four crew on board, Toronto Pearson CEO Deborah Flint told the press at least 17 were hurt. Though there are no fatalities at this time, The Associated Press reports three suffered critical injuries, including a child.
Hopkins currently has no direct commercial flights to Toronto, with Air Canada last year suspending its flights along the route until the spring. On its website, Delta lists Flights 4820 and 4819 as a possible connection from Hopkins to Pearson via its hub in Minneapolis. 3News is not aware at this time of anyone from Cleveland being on the flight that crashed in Toronto.
Prior to taking off for Minnesota, the plane arrived in Cleveland overnight from New York’s LaGuardia Airport, per FlightAware. It was originally scheduled to travel back to Minneapolis later this afternoon before eventually returning to Hopkins in the evening.
It is not yet known what caused the crash.
