Pediatric patient among 6 people on plane that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia

[dualmeister]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A medical transport jet carrying six people slammed into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood moments after taking off on Friday, erupting in a fireball and engulfing several homes in fire.

It happened near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6 p.m. Friday.

Pediatric patient among 6 people on plane that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia | LIVE

A pediatric patient, an escort and four crew members were on the plane when it crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, according to Jet Rescue Air Ambulance.

6abc.com

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885489603454656680

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885474881594417360

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885479869615669551

 

[dualmeister]

The plane.

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[S_L_Y_G_U_Y]

It came down like a missile

 

[Velskoen]

It came down like a missile

It certainly looked like it was under full take-off power.

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885505370883334467

 

[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885482600925438034

 

[Velskoen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885505370883334467

That's not going to buff out.

 

[dualmeister]

It came down like a missile

Looks like the video was sped up.

 

[Velskoen]

Looks like aircraft accidents are the new school shootings in the US.

 

[S_L_Y_G_U_Y]

So it was already on fire before it crashed

 

[Gordon_R]

Wikipedia article, several injured on the ground:

Med Jets Flight 056 - Wikipedia

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It came down like a missile

The plane took off just after 6 p.m. ET and reached 1,650 feet before plunging, according to data from ADS-B Exchange. The data shows the final speed of descent was 11,000 feet per minute.

 

[Temujin]

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[dualmeister]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885495679335686620

 

[RedViking]

I'm starting to think that @epah has a point.

 

[Bill Clitnon]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885479869615669551

I probably lost a million brain cells just listening to how that degenerate speaks in those clips.

 

[Bill Clitnon]

So it was already on fire before it crashed

Any reports about fire? I think it might just be the landing lights still on. Hard to tell from the vids. Very steep angle in this vid:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885501115719942226

 

[konfab]

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> Plane crashes.
> Claim God is great.

I mean really...