The Delta plane that flipped over and burst into flames in Toronto last month had issues with its landing gear and was descending at a high rate of speed just seconds before crash-landing upside down, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which is still probing the cause of the Feb. 17 crash that saw 21 people hospitalized, said a safety warning system had gone off in the jet about 2.6 seconds before touchdown.
The plane took off from Minneapolis just before noon on Feb. 17. Explore More
The report, which doesn’t provide a final cause for the crash, added that the jet’s right main landing gear collapsed after making contact
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