A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday, shortly after takeoff, causing a fire and scattering debris. The plane, a Learjet 55 en route to Missouri, disappeared from radar 30 seconds after takeoff. Two people were on board. The crash occurred less than 3 miles from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and is the second major air disaster in as many days, following a collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C.
PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze, strewing debris and rattling residents after the second air disaster in as many days. Two people were on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A doorbell camera captured footage of the plane falling from the sky in a streak of white and exploding in a fireball as it hit the ground in a residential neighborhood near a shopping mall and major roadway.
and disappearing from radar about 30 seconds later after climbing to an altitude of 1,600 feet . The plane crashed in a busy intersection near Roosevelt Mall, an outdoor shopping center where first responders were blocking traffic and onlookers crowded onto a street corner in the residential neighborhood of Rhawnhurst. Philadelphia’s emergency management office said that roads are closed in the area.
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