Philadelphia plane crash - latest: Medical jet crashes into busy residential street moments after take-off
Philadelphia plane crash - latest: Medical jet crashes into busy residential street moments after take-off
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Learjet on medical assignment crashed near Roosevelt Mall shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, potentially killing six. A small plane crashed on Friday night shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, plowing into a residential area with densely packed row houses, setting off fires. It crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard near the Roosevelt Mall, according to officials.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the state was offering all "Commonwealth resources as they respond to the small private plane crash in Northeast Philly.". A business jet has crashed near a mall in Philadelphia, with multiple casualties reported, according to several law enforcement sources. Harrowing footage of the incident, from multiple angles, showed an enormous explosion after a twin-engine Learjet 55 came down in a “high traffic” residential neighborhood of northeast Philadelphia.
Eyewitnesses said the sky was “lit up” by the explosion, which was later declared a “major incident” by the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management. According to the FAA, the plane departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport at 6:30 p.m. local time, en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri and was airborne for only about 40 seconds, reaching an altitude of just 1,600 feet.
