Medical Plane Crashes in Northeast Philadelphia Killing 6

Plane crash in Philadelphia leaves multiple houses on fire, causes explosion
www.cbsnews.com

... Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small plane crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadephia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia.

Two people were aboard the plane, according to police. It's unclear at this time if they were ejected or able to escape. There are several injuries reported on the ground, police added.

Multiple rowhomes on fire

Multiple homes are on fire in the area of Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard following the crash, fire officials said. ...

@#5 ... from another source, a Lear 55 with a Mexican registration. ...

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... The news here is showing a doorbell cam and if that is a plane it is dropping at such a steep angle. Holy ---.

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Looks like it to me: globe.adsbexchange.com

It looks like it got up to 1660ft at around 512ft/min then started to nosedive at -7,040ft/min.

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Video confirming tail number: twitter.com

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Plane crashes in Philadelphia, killing 6 on board; casualties reported on ground
bnonews.com

... At least six people who were on board the plane have died, Keeley reported. Among the victims are two doctors, two pilots, a patient, and a family member of the patient. CBS Philadelphia has reported several casualties on the ground.

Footage captured a massive explosion followed by a fireball at the moment of impact. Videos taken immediately after the crash showed multiple homes and vehicles engulfed in flames, along with a widespread debris field.

Based on video of the wreckage, the aircraft has been identified as a Learjet 55, a Jet Rescue Air Ambulance. The crash site is near Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The cause of the incident remains unknown. ...

Once again, I will say, early reporting is often wrong.

"Two doctors, two pilots, a patient, and a relative of the patient"

TERRORIST ATTACK!

" Once again, I will say, early reporting is often wrong.

#11 | POSTED BY LAMPLIGHTER AT 2025-01-31 07:35 PM | FLAG: "

Correct. First 48 hours are always suspect.

January 20: FAA director fired
January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
January 31: several other planes start crashing

MAGA: Winning!!!

Callsign "MEDIVAC" callsign means they had a patient onboard.

Looking at the video, the only thing that comes to mind is they stalled (perhaps engines out/loss hydraulic pressure). They had little to now control authority, hence the lawn dart angle..

wait till the patient's family get the bill for this ride.

#16 Someone said it was a mercy flight, transporting a patient for organ donations.

We'll need a mercy flight when Trump is through destroying America. Just sayin

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said he is monitoring the crash in Philadelphia and heading to the FAA to get information.

Sec't Duffy is expected to say "what happened yesterday shouldn't have happened today, it should not have happened. And when Americans take off in airplanes they should expect to land at their destination. Not at a shopping mall. That didn't happen today. Or yesterday. That's unacceptable."

The President's leadership uh has been remarkable during this crisis uh...that is the motto of your presidency the best and the brightest the most intelligent coming into these spaces uh... we are going to get to the bottom of this investigation."

Also yesterday the heliocopter and the plane - they were "in a standard pattern."
The word is "pattern", not 'patterin.'
There are only two syllables in 'pattern.'
Someone please let our new Sec't know.

Plane crash in Northeast Philly; what is an air ambulance?
www.phillyburbs.com

... A Mexican-registered air ambulance crashed Friday evening near Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia.

The aircraft, a Bombardier Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, had just taken off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport when it went down.
What is an air ambulance?

Air ambulances are specially equipped planes or helicopters used for medical emergencies, critical patient transfers, and disaster evacuations.

They are essentially flying ICUs, carrying life-support equipment and supplies while being staffed by trained medical teams.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance is Mexico's largest private air ambulance service, transporting patients throughout North America and beyond.

The crashed aircraft was an adapted Learjet 55, designed for high-speed, long-distance medical transport.

Typical flight crews include two pilots. If the jet is in use for medical transport, patients and family might be on board and the crew could also include paramedics or critical care nurses and a flight doctor.

According to publicly available flight tracking, the jet had flown earlier in the day from Florida to Philadelphia and left an airport in Northeast Philadelphia for Missouri when it suffered an apparent emergency. Witnesses reported an orange flash before impact. ...