Medical Transport Plane Crash Near Philadelphia Mall Kills Seven, Including Child Patient

Learjet 55 Air Ambulance Crashes in Residential Area Minutes After Takeoff, Leaving Multiple Injuries

A medical transport jet carrying a child patient crashed near Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Mall Friday evening, killing all six people aboard and one person on the ground while leaving 19 others injured. The Learjet 55 air ambulance, operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, went down at approximately 6:30 p.m., minutes after departing Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The aircraft, which carried a Mexican child patient returning home after treatment, her mother, and four crew members, crashed into a residential area, igniting fires in five homes and forcing an immediate emergency response from local authorities.

5 Key Points

• Seven confirmed deaths include six Mexican nationals aboard the medical transport and one person on the ground.
• The Learjet 55 crashed minutes after takeoff while en route from Philadelphia to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.
• The impact triggered five house fires near Roosevelt Mall in the northeast Philadelphia residential area.
• Temple University Hospital received six patients, three of whom are currently hospitalized in fair condition.
• National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived Friday night to begin a crash investigation.

Philadelphia Medical Transport Crash Claims Multiple Lives in Residential Area

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed Saturday morning the devastating toll of the medical transport crash, which claimed seven lives and injured 19 others in a densely populated area of northeast Philadelphia. The Learjet 55, carrying a child patient and her mother returning to Mexico after treatment at Shriner’s Hospital Philadelphia, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. “Many people on the ground — in parking lots, on streets, in cars and homes in the area — were injured,” Parker’s office stated Saturday. Emergency responders transported multiple victims to Temple University Hospital, where three patients remained hospitalized in fair condition while three others received treatment and were released.

Medical Flight Details Reveal International Medical Transport Mission

The ill-fated flight operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance carried four crew members alongside the young patient and her mother. Shriner’s Hospital confirmed the child had received care at their Philadelphia facility and was being transported back to Mexico when the crash occurred. The air ambulance departed Northeast Philadelphia Airport at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday, intending to reach Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri. Flight tracking data from Flight Radar24 confirmed the planned route, though the aircraft remained airborne for only minutes before the crash. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum later confirmed all six Mexican nationals aboard the flight perished in the accident.

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Residential Impact Sparks Multiple Fires and Ground Casualties Near Roosevelt Mall

The crash’s impact in the Roosevelt Mall area triggered an immediate emergency response as five houses caught fire. Philadelphia fire officials confirmed Saturday morning that firefighters had extinguished all structural fires. Eyewitness Jimmy Weiss described the crash’s violent impact to local ABC station WPVI: “We heard a loud explosion and then saw the aftermath of flames and smoke. It felt like the ground shook… it was a loud boom. It was startling.” The crash scattered debris across parking lots, streets, and residential areas, prompting city officials to warn residents against touching potential evidence and requesting all findings be reported to 911.

Emergency Response Draws Praise Amid Ongoing Investigation

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted the community’s immediate response to the disaster, noting the deployment of dozens of state troopers and other state personnel. “We saw neighbor helping neighbor. We saw Pennsylvanians looking out for one another,” Shapiro said during a Friday night briefing. The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators to the scene Friday night, with additional team members arriving Saturday to begin their investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration implemented an immediate ground stop at Northeast Philadelphia Airport following the crash, citing “an aircraft incident.”

International Response and Company Statement Address Casualties

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed condolences Saturday, stating, “I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required.” Jet Rescue Air Ambulance acknowledged the crash, saying, “At this time, we cannot confirm any survivors. No names are being released at this time until family members have been notified. Our immediate concern is for the patient’s family, our personnel, their families, and other victims that may have been hurt on the ground.”