A small plane crashed in the northeast of Philadelphia 30 seconds after taking off while the crews respond to an ardent scene, the Governor of Pennsylvania said on Friday.
Governor Josh Shapiro said He offers all the “Commonwealth resources when they respond to the small private plane crash in northeast Philly”.
The accident occurred less than five kilometers from the northeast airport of Philadelphia, which mainly serves business jets and charter flights. The photos taken on the accident site seem to show residential fire houses.
The Philadelphia emergency management office said there was a “major incident” on the site of the accident site and that the roads are closed in the region.
The flight data showed a small jet that takes off from the airport and disappears from the radar about 30 seconds later after climbing at an altitude of 487 meters.
A photo published On the social platform X By the Philadelphia emergency management office, he showed a thick cloud of smoke in the sky near the Roosevelt shopping center, where the first speakers blocked traffic and spectators cluttered in a street corner.
The plane crashed in an animated intersection near Roosevelt Mall, an outdoor shopping center with dozens of stores and restaurants in the Rhawnhurst residential area.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States said that two people were aboard the plane, which was a Learjet 55. The small commercial type jet was on the way to Springfield, Mo.
The FAA said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will lead the investigation. The council said that it was collecting information.
