Medical Plane With Child, 5 Others Aboard Crashes in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a news conference late Friday that officials expected fatalities in the “awful aviation disaster.”

First responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

A medical transport jet carrying a child patient, her mother, and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff on Friday, with the incident leaving homes and cars in flames.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: “We cannot confirm any survivors.” There was no immediate word whether anyone on the ground was killed.