A Learjet 55 crashed in a residential neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia after departing from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport, causing multiple fires and injuries. The plane was carrying two doctors, two pilots, a patient, and likely a family member of the patient. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
Emergency crews are responding to an explosion in Northeast Philadelphia after a small medical jet crashed in the area of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, Philadephia police confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia. The plane, a Learjet 55, was going from Philadelphia to Springfield, Missouri, leaving the Northeast Philadelphia Airport when tragedy struck. The plane crash ed into a neighborhood outside the Roosevelt Mall just moments after leaving the airstrip at around 6:07 p.m.
Neighbors felt their homes shakeNeighbors in the Northeast Philadelphia area have called CBS Philadelphia reporting their homes shook when the plane went down.It's unclear at this time what led to the crash. The status of those who were injured was also not immediately available. FAA responds to crashThe Federal Aviation Administration said the crash happened around 6:30 p.m. EST on Friday after a Learjet 55 left the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. Two people were on board.
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