'Our plane crashed:' CNN viewers get 'unbelievable look' at video of upside-down plane
Passenger video of a Delta plane that appeared to flip upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport stunned CNN anchors who were covering what could have been a major tragedy Monday.
"We just got some new video in of the moments right after the crash," said anchor Brianna Keilar, before playing the video that was posted to X.
A passenger is heard in a shaky voice saying, "We're in Toronto. We just landed. Our plane crashed. It's upside down. Fire department's on site. Upside down. Everybody, most people appear to be okay. We're all getting off. Some smoke going on."
A fellow host can be heard muttering, "Wow," as Keilar asked for the video to run again.
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The plane originated in Minneapolis. CNN updated its reporting Monday afternoon to say 15 people were injured, three critically. The airport said that "all passengers and crew" were accounted for.
Aviation expert Pete Muntean remarked, "Incredible work by the crash fire rescue there at Toronto Pearson International Airport getting water and foam on this airplane that was very clearly on fire."
"What you're looking at now is the right side of the fuselage. The airplane is inverted, is upside down. You can see the nose landing gear there on the left," he said. "The fire crews did an incredible job of getting this put out quickly. And you can see the emergency exits, not only the door one on the right side of the airplane but also the mid-cabin emergency exit open and folks coming out of it.
Muntean continued, "This is the key. If you are watching this and you are a regular traveler, always leave your stuff behind. That slows down the evacuation when lives are on the line. And this is exactly why flight attendants say with such authority to leave things behind. In the case of an emergency like this. A fire can spread so quickly. I know this firsthand from the crash of my mother that killed her. It can be extremely dangerous. It is one of the top risks. It's a 10 on the scale of severity on an airplane crash, in some cases an 11. And, so, for us to be saying that this is an outcome with all souls accounted for on board this plane is really incredible."