New York-Bound Plane's Cockpit Catches Fire After Leaving Toronto Airport

Endeavor Air flight 4826 - a Bombardier CRJ900 passenger jet carrying 74 people on board from Toronto to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport - reported an electric fire in the plane's cockpit, forcing the pilot to make a mayday call and turn around for an emergency landing in Toronto a few minutes after takeoff.

According to Newsweek, the incident happened on Feb. 3, with air traffic control audio revealing that it could have been a life-or-death situation.

Endeavor Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, has yet to respond to reporters' requests for comment.

Reviewing Flight Emergencies Online

The audio was recently uploaded by the YouTube channel You Can See ATC. The channel shares videos featuring pilots' accounts of emergencies or unusual flight situations, such as equipment failures or fights on board.

Most of the channel's viewers appeared to be those working in the aviation industry, with a video published on the site having been viewed more than 69,000 times so far.

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