A small medevac jet crashed near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, triggering a massive explosion that lit up the night sky and set multiple homes on fire, according to reports and video.
The Learjet 55, carrying two passengers, had just departed Northeast Philadelphia Airport and was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri when it went down around 6:30 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration told The New York Post.
“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 lit up, and I pulled over, and basically, it was just really bad around here. It lit up the whole sky.”
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy shared an update on X.
“Here is what we’ve learned thus far. A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. There were reportedly 6 people on board. The plane was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. The @FAANews and @NTSB will investigate. We will continue to provide updates.”
Here is what we’ve learned thus far.
A Learjet 55 crashed around 6:30 p.m. after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. There were reportedly 6 people on board.The plane was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. The @FAANews and @NTSB will…
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 1, 2025
Footage of the crash and the fires was widely shared on social media.
JUST IN: New footage shows the moment a private jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia.
The Learjet 55 reportedly departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport shortly before it crashed.
According to police, the plane was on a "medical assignment" and was headed to… pic.twitter.com/qv932zPze1
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 1, 2025
🚨 #BREAKING: A plane has just crashed into a row of houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A massive fire has broken out, and casualties are being reported.
HUGE emergency response underway. pic.twitter.com/FqLNml3e4e
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 31, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Dashcam footage captures the Philadelphia plane crash that has claimed at least six lives.
pic.twitter.com/9Xfl2btYbd— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 1, 2025
🚨#BREAKING: Citywide emergency response is underway after a small airplane crashed into multiple homes with multiple people hurt
⁰📌#Philadelphia | #PA ⁰⁰Currently Philadelphia police have activated a citywide emergency response as multiple emergency crews rush to the scene… pic.twitter.com/U0Lyd2m3ym— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 31, 2025
This story is developing…
More over at The New York Post:
Small plane crashes near Philadelphia mall, casualties reported https://t.co/r9DAuAtE7O pic.twitter.com/J8jFNncmCp
— New York Post (@nypost) February 1, 2025
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