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AIRCRAFT SAFETY LEARJET CRASH IN PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia plane crash: Here's everything we know PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNZrSxSj2g Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
Philadelphia plane crash: Here's everything we know 6abc Philadelphia Feb 1, 2025 #news #philadelphia #planecrash A medical transport plane carrying a child, her mother and four other people went down in a fiery crash near a mall in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday. #news #philadelphia #planecrash #foryou https://6abc.com/post/northeast-phila... Transcript 0:00 and you're now watching Action News at 11 our breaking number breaking coverage continues tonight on that Learjet 55 that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia a bit after 6 o' we know tonight six individuals have lost their lives I'm shie Williams alongside grey Hall thank you for joining us and being here with us in this continuing breaking news coverage we've been on the air now since about 7:15 this evening here live on the air the crash itself though was reported shortly after 6:00 let's bring you up to speed as to everything we have learned so far this evening it was shortly after 6:00 when this ljet 55 it crashed after departing from the Northeast Philadelphia Airport we're told that there were six people on board this lar jet the plane was in route to Springfield Branson national airport in Missouri this was a medical assignment tonight this was a jet being used as an air ambulance we now know that on board was was a pediatric patient being taken 1:02 care of by Shriner Hospital of Philadelphia we also know on board with that pediatric patient was the mother of that child those two the mother and the child were being transported back to their home country of Mexico that was the ultimate destination uh maybe Missouri was going to be a part of their Journey as they make their way down to uh Mexico Shriner's children uh putting out a statement just in the last 25 30 minutes and it reads in part that Shriner's children's is heartbroken to confirm that one of our pediatric patients and the child's mother were aboard the jet rescue air ambulance that crashed in Philadelphia this evening but because of patient privacy and concerns they're not saying more about the patient's Identity or the patient's family that of of course is understandable but this lets 2:01 us know that these families that were impacted by the crash are being notified and next of Ken is being notified of the crash tonight their statement goes on to say our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the medical crew and pilots who were also lost in this tragic event we should also mention that there were other injuries on the ground tonight that we're getting confirmation about Temple Jean Hospital saying that it received six patients three we've learned have been released three are said to be in fair condition tonight and as we talk about this tragedy um let's talk about the distance of the airport about four miles away from where it went down we know this plane was in the air for about 30 seconds before it went down so it was in the air a short amount of time uh we know something horribly went wrong exactly what that was we don't know but we know investigators will begin their investigation and it will take some time before we know that 3:01 action news reporter Annie McCormack 3:02 she's been live for us at Northeast 3:04 Philadelphia Airport covering the 3:07 situation there and talking to her 3:09 sources Annie what are you hearing more 3:11 about this breaking 3:13 situation yeah well great we do know 3:15 that that jet rescue air ambulance did 3:17 take off from Runway 24 here at 3:20 Northeast Airport just after 6:00 and 3:23 was only in the air for a very brief 3:26 amount of time the company saying that 3:29 the C crash happened in about 25 past 3:32 six that is when the crash did occur of 3:35 course with six people on board 3:38 including that young patient the 3:39 patient's mother a patient of Shriner 3:42 hospital and also the medic staff on 3:45 board and the pilots as well we can tell 3:48 you that when we arrived here uh we were 3:52 able to see a number of federal 3:54 investigators responding uh Governor 3:56 Shapiro did confirm that four invest 3:59 instigators from the FAA and four from 4:02 the NTSB were dispatched out here we saw 4:06 them load up there seemed to be a 4:08 meeting inside and then they took off 4:11 presumably to go to the crash site 4:13 there's a couple things that they're 4:15 going to be looking at as with any crash 4:17 they're going to be looking at weather 4:19 conditions those in the aviation 4:20 Community have explained to me that 4:22 these types of jets do have different 4:25 instruments that are able to be used in 4:29 weather conditions that might be a 4:31 little bit rougher than a normal plane 4:34 it depends on the type of instruments 4:35 but because this is a medic jet they 4:37 have those instruments that rain may not 4:39 be too much of a problem for them 4:41 they're going to be looking at a number 4:43 of other things including the 4:44 Transmissions you heard the aviation 4:46 expert talk about that you also heard 4:48 him talk about how he anticipated that 4:51 the plane was supposed to make a left 4:52 turn and it did not they're going to be 4:54 looking at the fuel I'm told that 4:56 already tonight shortly after the crash 4:58 occurred that they were checking the 5:00 fuel out here one of the things they 5:01 were checking to see whether or not any 5:03 water maybe from the inclement weather 5:05 got into that fuel that's one thing I'm 5:07 told is protocol when this all happens 5:10 the other thing that many people are 5:12 curious about is with the engine was 5:15 this an engine failure situation there 5:17 is still so much to go through of course 5:21 officials on all levels are coming 5:24 together tonight to work on this mayor 5:26 Charelle Parker said this a short time 5:28 ago 5:30 let me start by thanking uh each of you 5:33 for being here I want to go through some 5:36 basic facts about what we know for 5:40 certain right now an 5:43 aircraft went down in the vicinity of 5:46 Roosevelt Mall on Cotman 5:49 Avenue this occurred shortly after 6:00 5:53 p.m. this 5:55 evening as of right now we have no 5:58 reports on the number of fatalities so 6:02 right now we're just asking for prayers 6:04 for any and everyone who may have been 6:07 affected we do want to note that several 6:11 dwellings and vehicles were impacted so 6:15 what are we asking you to do for us 6:17 right now Philadelphia we're urging you 6:20 to please stay away from the scene if 6:25 you see debris call 911 don't touch 6:29 anything this is still an active scene 6:33 under investigation I'm proud to note 6:35 that all of our federal and state 6:38 Partners they are either in root here or 6:41 on the ground with us right now we did 6:44 some see some neighbors who live in the 6:47 surrounding Community just stay in your 6:51 home again it's still an active scene 6:54 and it's under investigation this is 6:56 only the first of many briefings I'm 6:59 sure to come on this evening and of 7:02 course when daylight comes when we have 7:04 more uh facts and information to share 7:07 with you uh but I do want to say a 7:09 special thank you right now again to all 7:12 of our federal and state partners and 7:15 our amazing First Responders right here 7:18 in the city of Philadelphia uh uh our 7:21 fire our EMS our police department they 7:25 have been here working vigorously to 7:29 ensure that we get this perimeter and 7:32 the surrounding area blocked off to 7:35 ensure that we make Public Safety and 7:37 Health our number one priority so we 7:40 don't have any further information to 7:42 share at this time I've spoken to our 7:45 governor Josh Shapiro he is in rot I've 7:47 spoken to our US senator uh John fedman 7:51 other uh Federal officials uh and 7:54 everyone all hands on deck that's where 7:57 we are right now thank you so very much 7:59 and we will have more information to 7:59 and we will have more information to 8:00 report in the near 8:04 future now I'm talking just about the 8:06 federal investigation this is going to 8:08 be a huge undertaking for those 8:10 investigators just to give you some 8:12 perspective if there is a crash crashes 8:14 we've covered in the past that happened 8:16 in more of a rural area they have that 8:19 area where there's not a lot else going 8:20 on there so in a way the crash scene is 8:23 a little bit more contained but when you 8:25 have it at Cotman in the boulevard with 8:28 residences and the 8:30 it is such a wide breath of area that 8:33 they're going to have to collect all of 8:35 that debris of course the black box is 8:37 something that they're already going to 8:39 check but to collect all of that debris 8:41 we've been told in the past by the NTSB 8:44 investigators when we've been on these 8:45 types of scenes before that they have to 8:48 basically take everything reconstruct it 8:50 so this is normally would take about two 8:53 years for an entire investigation so 8:55 this will take a lengthy amount of time 8:58 for now we're live at the Northeast 8:59 airport and 9:01 mcor okay Annie thanks for your 9:03 reporting uh throughout this evening and 9:06 all of the updates you've brought us in 9:07 regards to the FAA and the NTSB and 9:11 their work that's cut out for them yeah 9:13 we are continuing to hear about the 9:16 injuries and the fatalities tonight uh 9:18 so far we know six individuals have lost 9:20 their lives um they were all on that 9:23 Lear jet 55 that went down there in 9:26 Northeast Philadelphia we heard um four 9:28 crew m MERS were on this particular 9:31 plane a pediatric patient and her mother 9:34 they were patients with Shriners 9:36 Shriners releasing a statement talking 9:37 about their heartbreak tonight so 9:39 devastating we also know uh that Temple 9:42 jeans Hospital received six patients 9:44 three released three said to be in fair 9:47 condition tonight um presumably that 9:49 number will go up throughout the night 9:52 we also heard from the Children's 9:54 Hospital Philadelphia saying that none 9:55 of its patients were on board that plane 9:57 and the flight was not affiliated with 9:59 its hospital so that good news for the 10:01 Children's Hospital Philadelphia tonight 10:03 we want to go now to action news 10:05 reporter Brianna Smith who has been 10:07 reporting from near the scene there 10:09 which of course a large perimeter uh so 10:11 let's check in now with Brianna Smith 10:13 and the latest from there 10:15 Brianna yeah sh and gray First 10:18 Responders and agencies have been here 10:20 for hours now from the local to the 10:22 state to the federal level working hard 10:24 to investigate the area but it feels 10:27 much calmer in quiet compared to when we 10:30 first arrived here on scene before this 10:32 area was just covered with Witnesses and 10:34 bystanders taking video remaining in 10:37 disbelief at what they were seeing 10:39 unfold and we spoke to some of those 10:41 Witnesses who say they saw that 10:43 explosion that Lit Up the Sky and they 10:45 just said it was unbelievable and their 10:47 hearts go out to the family and friends 10:49 who are impacted by this situation and 10:52 again you can see it's still very much 10:53 an active scene here and you see the 10:55 flashing lights the police officers that 10:58 span blocks at this scene uh we also 11:01 spoke to Governor Josh airo here was 11:03 here tonight and this is what he had to 11:05 say we have 25 members of our pendot 11:08 team who are here right now we have 11:11 members of the Pennsylvania Emergency 11:13 Management Authority who are here 11:14 including our director Randy padfield 11:17 who joins me behind here we also have uh 11:21 members of D the Department of 11:23 Environmental Protection who are here to 11:25 make sure that any hazardous materials 11:28 are addressed and as you heard the mayor 11:30 reference were joined by several state 11:33 representatives and Senators I want to 11:35 thank them they will make sure that 11:37 whatever is needed for this community 11:40 gets to this community I also spoke 11:43 earlier this evening with united state 11:45 Secretary of Transportation secretary du 11:48 about this being a unified response to 11:50 this Aviation disaster I think he put 11:53 that in a really great way talking about 11:55 how many agencies are coming together to 11:58 piece together what happened been here 11:59 tonight and of course our thoughts and 12:01 prayers go out to those who are affected 12:04 again we spoke to those Witnesses who 12:06 saw this all unfold and then you think 12:08 about the family members and those 12:10 impacted those who lost their lives and 12:13 this is just the beginning of this 12:14 investigation this is going to take a 12:16 while to figure out what happened here 12:18 and of course we will keep you updated 12:20 as we learn more sh and gray okay Ranna 12:23 thank you for your reporting and your 12:26 perspective tonight on this tragedy in 12:28 the city of Philadelphia tonight as we 12:30 continue to monitor this breaking news 12:32 situation of course the videos continue 12:34 to come in and just looking at these 12:37 videos just unbelievable that this 12:40 happened in our community in our 12:41 neighborhood and so many people of 12:42 course tonight impacted by this that 12:44 plane in the air for about 30 seconds 12:47 we're hearing before it made that what 12:49 appeared to be a nose dive right there 12:51 in Northeast Philadelphia along Cotman 12:53 Avenue Roosevelt Boulevard we know homes 12:55 were on fire buildings were on fire cars 12:58 were on fire and sadly people walking 13:00 the street were on fire yeah this 13:02 incident cannot be lost on us the the 13:05 humanity and knowing really what's 13:08 happening in these moments where this 13:10 plane uh wasn't able to keep its lift 13:14 and to stay afloat and the videos that 13:16 are coming in that really tell the story 13:20 seeing the explosion seeing the people 13:22 react uh in awe shocked by what happened 13:27 wanting to know more of what was going 13:28 on on it really just tells the story of 13:32 those families we can't begin to imagine 13:35 for those who are learning tonight that 13:36 their loved ones did not make it we want 13:40 to switch now to action news reporter 13:41 Banna Gallagher she is live now um at a 13:44 shelter and she's joined by this is uh 13:47 council member Anthony Phillips uh 13:49 joining Brianna and I'm sure he has a 13:51 lot to say Brianna and sharing with you 13:53 on on reaction reaction to this 13:57 incident yes gray Shar as First 14:00 Responders and officials are still on 14:02 scene volunteers are making their way 14:04 here to Samuel Fels high school and this 14:07 is where officials are telling people to 14:09 come if you need shelter you can't get 14:12 to your home this is where you should 14:14 come and I'm joined you know by council 14:16 member right now why are you out here 14:18 tonight yeah I'm out here because a lot 14:20 of our residents have been impacted I 14:22 represent this lower Northeast part of 14:23 the district and this is our high school 14:25 and I wanted to make sure that the 14:27 residents that are here know that you 14:29 know we're here for them honestly this 14:31 is a community is coming together as I 14:34 was walking into the shelter today uh 14:36 tonight I had noticed three residents 14:39 bringing water and other supplies to 14:41 make sure that those who were affected 14:43 by the tragedy felt good and so and also 14:47 when I was in there I was listening to a 14:49 resident tell me her story she was 14:51 literally um at Five Five Doors Down 14:54 from the tragedy wa watching TV doing 14:58 work eating food and she had stuff in 15:00 her hands and immediately when the plane 15:02 struck everything in her hands flew up 15:05 in the air her dog ran down to the 15:07 basement and she went rushing after her 15:09 dog to make sure he was safe but the dog 15:11 was petrified she when she's going to 15:13 the basement she noticed all of her 15:15 front windows were out so a lot of the 15:18 residents that are coming here can you 15:20 imagine their homes are filled of debris 15:22 their windows are out is not even 15:24 hospitable so that whole neighborhood 15:26 has been really um really impacting in a 15:29 devastating way so right now we need 15:31 love we need prayers we need support uh 15:33 right here in our district so if you you 15:36 want to come down to s's High School uh 15:38 bring food bring love prayers and also 15:41 supplies uh for our residents right now 15:44 so I know what do things look like in 15:45 there I know you said you just saw a 15:47 handful of people um and I know we spoke 15:50 a moment ago about that woman you know 15:52 these stories that keep coming out these 15:54 people that were there when when this 15:56 happened it's heartbreaking it is 15:57 heartbreaking it's it's quite 15:59 devastating U what you see in there 16:00 right now are people who are right now 16:04 being put they sitting down with 16:06 blankets over them um they are being 16:08 comforted by Red Cross workers because 16:10 Red Cross workers also have mental 16:12 health support services that they given 16:13 them as well and they're just they're 16:15 showing them love and also they're 16:16 getting water they're getting food 16:17 that's might needed you're also being 16:19 evaluated for any medical issues that 16:21 they may be going through as well but 16:22 this is going to be a long process and 16:24 what I know for sure is that the city is 16:26 going to have their back in in terms of 16:28 rebuilding their homes that have been 16:30 impacted but also the mental health 16:31 support that they're going to need as 16:33 well because you know your home is never 16:35 going to feel the same you know after a 16:37 tragedy like that and you got to find a 16:39 way to get back into the home back into 16:41 the groove of things I mean this has 16:42 been a gutrich and week for me uh 16:44 honestly and I can only imagine it's a 16:46 gutr and weak for the rest of the city 16:48 of Philadelphia as well U especially for 16:51 these residents who have just been 16:52 really impacted so yeah I know we heard 16:54 mayor Schell Parker and Governor Josh 16:56 Shapiro stress that this is a unified 16:58 effort no stone stone will be left 17:00 unturned and you know people are going 17:02 to be coming together to help those that 17:03 are impacted yeah absolutely um right 17:06 now we in our office we're trying to 17:09 figure out ways to make sure we get the 17:10 word out about 1800 Red Cross and other 17:13 support services that could be there 17:15 whether that be mental health or 17:17 financial services that people are going 17:18 to need at this moment uh but we also on 17:20 the city council side we clearly now 17:23 understand that there is something going 17:25 on in the aviation Across the Nation and 17:27 we're trying to think about as council 17:29 members what's next like how can we find 17:31 a ways to make sure Aviation is strong 17:34 um in our nation uh because that's 17:36 supposed to be one of the safest places 17:37 to be on and that's not it doesn't feel 17:39 that way right now and people are 17:40 feeling this gut wrench uh in their in 17:43 their hearts and their throats right now 17:44 it's just it's terrible all we need is 17:46 God you know we really need God to see 17:48 us through this one and I know people 17:50 are praying for us thank you councilman 17:52 Phillips for joining us we appreciate it 17:54 and if you do have anything any 17:55 volunteers anything that you can donate 17:57 you can bring them on down here to the 17:58 high school we're going to send it back 17:59 to you guys sh gray well we're thankful 18:01 to uh council member Phillips for 18:04 joining us and sharing his perspective 18:06 of what's happening to the residents our 18:08 neighbors in the northeast tonight and 18:11 as we continue our breaking news 18:12 coverage of this crash here in Northeast 18:15 Philadelphia I believe now we have uh 18:18 some sound from the tower as this 18:21 Learjet 55 came down in Northeast 18:24 Philadelphia let's listen this at 18:27 7:55 uh we I have a lost aircraft we're 18:31 not exactly sure what happened so we're 18:32 trying to figure it out for now uh the 18:34 field is is going to be closed so no no 18:37 inbounds or outbounds 18:39 probably six honor Fox sh I'm sure you 18:41 copied that but uh for right now we're 18:44 going to we're going to call the field 18:45 closed um we'll try to get you out when 18:47 we can if we can't we'll have to take 18:50 you over to Atlantic but uh stand by for 18:52 now so we'll have to get more 18:54 information as to the context of the 18:57 exchange that was happening there that 18:59 is a piece of the audio from the control 19:02 tower in relation to the time frame of when the ljet 55 uh was set to depart from the airport in Northeast Philadelphia we'll work to get more context as to what the conversation was about but that is the audio that we have as we're still of course for the first time playing that on the air here during our coverage we will continue to decipher from that

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