Philadelphia Air Ambulance Jet Crash Investigation

Just two days after the American Eagle 5342 Crash in Washington, DC, an Air Ambulance Jet crash occurred in Philadelphia. The aircraft involved in the Philadelphia Air Ambulance Jet Crash was a Lear 55 and was transporting a young girl from the Shriner’s Hospital in Philadelphia to her home in Mexico. Very little is known about the cause of the crash at this point, but the plane was apparently in the air for just a few minutes before something went wrong to cause the plane to lose control and hurl toward the ground. The Lear 55 aircraft was owned and operated by Jet Rescue, which is a Mexican company with operations in the U.S. and Mexico.

All six occupants of the plane, including the young patient and her mother, the flight crew and medical staff, were killed on impact. One person was killed on the ground and more than twenty others on the ground were injured.

The Philadelphia Air Ambulance Jet crashed onto a street in North East Philadelphia. Video footage captured the plane speeding toward the ground in a nose-down attitude before finally impacting the street and exploding into a large fire ball.

The NTSB is investigating the accident, but will no doubt be hindered by the fire and explosion damage. As of February 3, reports indicate that the plane’s black box has been recovered and will be analyzed by investigators.

At this early stage, possible causes of the Philadelphia Air Ambulance Jet crash would include a stall, control system failures, such as an immobilized or malfunctioning elevator, or perhaps a hydraulic or servo system failure. It is simply too soon to know, however.

The aviation crash attorneys at Angelley Hightower are closely monitoring the Philadelphia Air Ambulance Jet Crash and will provide additional updates as they become avaiable.