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Delta plane that flipped on Toronto runway and burst into flames was descending at high speed, initial report says

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The alert system on aDelta Air Lines Jet, which turned upside downA preliminary report said on Thursday that the fire that rushed to the fire, as it attempted to land in Toronto last month, indicates a high rate of proportions less than three seconds before landing.

Canada Transportation Council, which issued the report,The investigation continuesOn February 17, 21 people were hospitalized.

All 76 travelers and four members of the crew survived whenDelta plane arrivesFrom Minynabolis stormed the fire after stirring and slipping on the airport runway.

The TSB of Canada report says that when the proximity system appeared 2.6 seconds before landing, the air speed was 136 knots, or about 250 km per hour (155 miles per hour), “says the TSB of Canada report. She says that the landing equipment for the plane is folded in the place that was deported when landing and the separate wing of the fuselage, which led to the release of a cloud of jet fuel, in which the fire caught the plane sliding along the runway.

The report says that the fuselage rolled upside down and a large part of the tail came out in this process.

“The accidents and accidents rarely stem from one cause,” Yuan Marir, TSB president, said in a video on Thursday. “It is often the result of multiple, complex and interconnected factors, many of which extend beyond the plane and operate it to broader systemic problems.”

The report says that the crew and travelers began to evacuate as soon as the plane stopped, adding that some passengers were injured when they canceled the seat belts and fell on the ceiling.

TSB says he is not aware of any problems with seat belts or seats during the accident.

The report says that the door of the cockpit was disturbed, forcing the pilots to escape through the emergency opening on the cockpit roof after everyone came out.

Then the respondents went to the emergency cases to the fuselage, and there was an explosion outside the plane near the root of the left wing shortly, says TSB. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.

So far, the investigation has not found any problems present in advance with flight controls, although some components were damaged in the accident, the Board of Directors said.

The Safety Council says its continuous achievement focuses on many major areas, including the metal examination of the suite structure, decline techniques, experimental training and the process of evacuating passengers.

All those who were taken to the hospital were released within days of the accident.

At least two lawsuits in the United States have been filed, and a law firm in Canada said it was kept by many passengers.

Delta refused to comment on the initial report.

The airline said: “We are still fully involved as participants in the investigation led by the Transportation Council in Canada. In respect of the integrity of this work, which will continue through their final report, Endavor Air and Delta will refrain from commenting.”

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com

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