Hear the chilling real-time audio of the Delta plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport. Air traffic control describes the terrifying moments before the plane flips upside down and burns on the tarmac. The haunting communication reveals the shock and urgency as officials respond to the disaster.
00:00Yeah, we've got an aircraft that's upside down and burning.
00:12Oh my God.
00:13Yeah, we're on it, we've got a call going out.
00:39We're 7105, pull up and go around.
00:43This airplane just crashed, 2-3.
00:45We're 7105, pull up and go around.
00:47Mike, take a minute back, you can just stay there.
00:50Mike, take a minute back.
00:51I've got no traffic here, so just let me know what you'd like to do.
00:54We just had a crash on runway 2-3 here.
00:558-4, roger. Yeah, we're just discussing with our OTC whether they want to redeploy to this crash site or not.
01:01Roger, we're 7105, contact departure, 1-2-8.
01:042-2-8, 8, we're 7105.
01:06Okay, now all other aircraft in the frequency, just stand by, we've got an emergency going on.
01:11It's not happening now, we have a huge emergency on 2-3, you're not coming out.
01:155-1-5-7, we've had an accident on 2-3, I don't really want to put you anywhere near there, is there anywhere else you want to go right now?
01:21Okay, yeah, let's do that, do the 1-80 and then November, just hold short of that, go for now, 5-1-5-7.
01:26Ground, Red 1.
01:27Red 1 in company, ground.
01:28With you, responding to the 1-Alpha.
01:31Red 1 in company, proceed on runway 24L and Delta 1, cross runway 24R, up Alpha, and hold short Alpha, Kilo.
01:3824R, Alpha.
01:41787, unfortunately, the airport's closed for the first.
01:45Yeah, we're not going to be able to continue northbound due to weather, we've got permission from OTC to land north end and assist with this crash if needed.
01:53Flight Flight 1, Medivac, roger, proceed to north end for now, you want to land Juliet and Kilo here?