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A mid-size air ambulance plane carrying a sick child and five others crashed on Friday night shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, plowing into a residential area and setting off at least six house fires.

The crash occurred in the Northeast part of the city around 6:10 p.m, a city statement read. All six people on board died in the accident and have been identified.

Captain Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales and Copilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez were manning the aircraft, which was transporting the young patient Valentina Guzman Murillo and her mother Lizeth Murillo Ozuna to Tijuana, officials said.

Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla were also on board to care for Valentina, who had just completed life-saving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital.

A seventh person who was inside a car near the crash also died, Mayor Cherelle Parker said Sunday. Nineteen people were also injured.

The Learjet 55 aircraft was operated by Mexico-based air ambulance company Jet Rescue Air Ambulance. It had ascended to 16,000 feet when it suddenly fell. Now, crews are looking to recover the plane’s voice recorder to find out what may have caused the crash.

ICYMI: NTSB speaks on investigating two major incidents

NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy stressed it is not unusual for the agency to be investigating two major accidents at once. “We are a highly-skilled agency,” she said during a news briefing in Philadelphia Saturday.

The NTSB has 436 employees spanning across all modes of transportation. The agency has two separate teams of investigators probing crashes in Philadelphia and Washington D.C. at the respective scenes.

Michelle Del Rey3 February 2025 03:00

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Here’s everything we know so far about the Philadelphia plane crash, from The Independent’s Mike Bedigan and Namita Singh:

Katie Hawkinson3 February 2025 01:00

Former NTSB investigator says ‘fragmentation’ will make investigation hard

Former NTSB investigator Dr. Alan Diehl tells Fox News the search for answers in the Philadelphia plane crash may prove difficult due to “fragmentation.”

“The cockpit voice recorder will be critical,” Diehl said.

Officials are still searching for the device as of Sunday.

“[The investigation] will be very difficult if that voice recorder is not intact, or they can’t find it,” he added, noting it “should have” survived the impact but that the violent nature of the crash could make the search difficult.

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 23:00

Full story: Pediatric patient and her mother among the seven killed in fiery Philadelphia plane crash

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum later confirmed that all six people onboard the flight, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, were Mexican citizens. The seventh person killed was on the ground.

Mike Bedigan2 February 2025 21:30

Philadelphia plane crash: What we know so far as Learjet air ambulance comes down in huge explosion near mall

Mike Bedigan, Namita Singh2 February 2025 20:30

Philadelphia residents react to crash

Philadelphia residents are shaken up after the fatal crash of a Learjet 55 on Friday evening.

A resident named Lena told Fox29 the sound “was terrible.”

“In my life I never heard this kind of sound,” Lena told the outlet. “My ears are still buzzing. I was driving five minutes before. I could’ve been here if I had been driving.”

Another resident, Angelique, said the crash happened on her niece’s daily route to and from work.

“Just imagine, she got off late yesterday,” Angelique told Fox29. “If she hadn’t got off late yesterday, she could’ve been in this.”

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 19:30

Watch: Philadelphia plane crash caught on Ring video

Philadelphia plane crash caught on Ring video

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 18:30

ICYMI: Authorities identify six people on board jet

Authorities have identified all six people who were on board the Learjet 55 that crashed on Friday evening in Philadelphia less than a minute after taking off.

Captain Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales and Copilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez were flying the aircraft, which was transporting the young patient Valentina Guzman Murillo and her mother Lizeth Murillo Ozuna to Tijuana.

Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla were also on board to care for Valentina, who had just completed life-saving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital.

“It’s extremely hard and extremely difficult, those that were involved directly in her care were very aware that she was going to be traveling home and there had actually been a sendoff for her today,” hospital spokesperson Mel Bower said in a statement.

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 17:30

Aerial footage shows gaping crater and debris scattered across street

Philadelphia plane crash: Aerial footage shows gaping crater and debris scattered across street

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 16:30

Investigators continue search for black box

Investigators are still searching for the black box from the Learjet 55 that crashed on Friday evening less than a minute after taking off.

“It could be intact,” National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said. “But likely it is damaged. It may be fragmented.”

Katie Hawkinson2 February 2025 15:30

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