Survivors of Delta Flight 4819 Crash-Landing Reflect on Resilience and Viral Aftermath

The crash-landing in Toronto left all 80 passengers alive, with investigations ongoing into potential causes such as human error or extreme weather.

Delta Flight 4819 crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, 2025, flipping upside down and catching fire before coming to rest inverted.
All 80 passengers survived the crash, with 21 sustaining injuries ranging from minor to critical, though none were life-threatening.
Pete Koukov, a professional skier and content creator, captured a viral video of the crash aftermath, which has been viewed over 244 million times on Instagram.
Koukov attributes his ability to instinctively document the event to his experience in high-risk sports and content creation, though he described the experience as surreal and hard to process.
Investigators are still examining the crash, focusing on potential factors such as human error and extreme weather, with no definitive cause identified as of March 18, 2025.