All 21 injured passengers transported to hospitals following Monday’s accident in Toronto involving Delta Connection Flight 4819, operated by Endeavor Air, have been released as of Thursday morning, according to a statement released from Delta Airlines.

Minnesotan Brian Erickson has returned home to the east Metro after surviving Monday’s crash.

“It happened in an instant but it lasted an eternity,” Erickson said. Erickson was on a business trip, taking the flight from Minneapolis to Toronto.

The plane he was on crashed while trying to land at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. “It rolled over on the left side and I thought, ‘This isn’t good,’” Erickson said. “Then it immediately flipped over on its lid, and I’m hanging upside down.”

Erickson recalled it was “dead silent” when the plane stopped but then he could hear people praying. That’s when Erickson grabbed his phone to call his wife and family back in Woodbury. “The doors hadn’t even been opened yet, I just knew I need to tell my wife I’m ok,” Erickson said. ‘It’s something you never think you’d have to do, call your loved ones and say, ‘I almost just died,’ but I’m not out of danger yet.”

Erickson, along with the rest of the 80 passengers and crew, were able to get off the plane alive.

Minnesotan Peter Carlson was honored by the Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs, giving him a special recognition as the first of all the first responders who convened at the scene to help get people out of harm’s way. Carlson was one of the passengers onboard the flight but is also a paramedic.

“I mean, I’ve got a laceration and abrasions, some bruises on my legs, bruises on my ribs, and that’s you know, but alive and everyone’s alive and it’s just, yeah. I don’t know if I’m deserving of going into miracle territory, but it sure feels, it’s amazing. It’s amazing,” said Carlson.

The certificate of recognition says, “awarded to Pete Carlson, for your courageous and meritorious actions as the first first responder on Delta Airlines Flight 4819, whose paramedic education and skills preserved life, reduced injury and provided calm to your fellow passengers. You’re an inspiration for all of us.”

Carlson returned home Thursday to Minnesota and planned to spend time with his family, according to a friend.

“The Delta and Endeavor families are grateful that all those injured Monday have been released from the hospital, and we extend our thanks to everyone who provided care to them over the past few days,” said Delta CEO Ed Bastian.

On Wednesday, Delta announced they would offer a $30,000 payout to passengers of Endeavor Flight 4819, with “no strings attached” to compensate for Monday’s accident.

Later Thursday, Delta officials released information about the flight crew of Endeavor Air 4819, stating they want to correct “disinformation in social media containing false and misleading assertions.”

The captain of the flight was hired by Mesaba Airlines, a company within Endeavor Air, in October of 2007. He has served both as an active duty captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities.

Delta stated, “Assertions that he failed training events are false. Assertions that he failed to flow into a pilot position at Delta Air Lines due to training failures are also false.”

The company also said the first officer was hired in January 2024 by Endeavor Air and completed training in April. They say she has been flying for Endeavor since that time and that her flight experience “exceeded the minimum requirements set by U.S. Federal regulations. Assertions that she failed training events are false.”

Delta added that both crew members are qualified and FAA-certified for their positions.

The cause of the plane crash remains under investigation.