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https://nypost.com/2025/01/31/us-news/small-plane-crashes-near-roosevelt- mall-in-philadelphia-casualties-reported/

A small medevac jet carrying six people, including a pediatric patient and
her mother, crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday, resulting
in multiple casualties and causing a massive explosion that lit up the
night sky.

A Learjet 55 out of Northeast Philadelphia Airport was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when it plunged to the
ground shortly after taking off, the Federal Aviation Administration told
The Post.

The child had just received �life-saving treatment� and was heading home
to Mexico with her mother, a doctor, paramedic, pilot and copilot, Shai
Gold, spokesman for Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the company that owns the aircraft, told NBC 10 Philadelphia.

�It was just horrific,� one eyewitness told WPVI, describing the crash as �Earthquakish.�

�I was just driving down the street, coming to Wendy�s and I just saw a
plane basically hit the building and it exploded. The sky light up and I
pulled over and basically, it was just real bad around here. It lit up the whole sky.�

Flight data showed the small jet taking off from the airport at 6:06 p.m.
and reaching an altitude of 1,625 feet before plummeting a minute later, according to FlightRadar24.

The plane went down in a residential area near Cottoman Avenue and
Roosevelt Boulevard � just over three miles from the airport � and caused
a large explosion that set multiple homes and cars on fire, Philadelphia
Mayor Cherelle Parker said.

�As of right now, we have no reports on the number of fatalities,� Parker
told reporters Friday night.

�So right now, we�re just asking for prayers for any and everyone who may
have been affected.�

Mass casualties have been reported, Philadelphia Councilman Mike Driscoll posted on X.

�So sad to see the plane go down in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,� President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

�More innocent souls lost. Our people are totally engaged. First
responders are already being given credit for doing a great job. More to follow. God Bless you all.�

Air traffic control reported a �lost aircraft� around the time of the
crash.

�We�re not exactly sure what happened, so we�re trying to figure it out
for now,� air traffic control said minutes later, according to audio
footage.

�The field is going to be closed, so no inbounds or outbounds.�

Video footage captured heavy smoke in the area with debris sprawled in the parking lot of the nearby Roosevelt Mall as local police and fire
responded to the scene, according to footage captured by Fox29.

Other footage obtained by Fox29 captured a large fireball erupting after
the plane nose-dived.

It remains unclear what led to the crash that Pennsylvania Gov. Josh
Shapiro called an �awful aviation disaster.�

�We know that there will be loss in this region and we want to offer our thoughts and our serious prayers for those who are grieving at this
moment.�

An FAA spokesperson told The Post the agency will investigate with the
NTSB.

The latest crash comes just days after a military helicopter collided with
an American Airlines midair over Washington, DC, taking the lives of 67
people.

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