Accident | |
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Date | January 31, 2025 |
Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff, under investigation |
Site | Castor Gardens, near Northeast Philadelphia Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. 40°2′47″N 75°3′27″W / 40.04639°N 75.05750°W |
Total fatalities | 7 |
Total injuries | 24+ |
Aircraft | |
XA-UCI, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in December 2024 | |
Aircraft type | Learjet 55 |
Operator | Jet Rescue Air Ambulance[1] |
ICAO flight No. | MTS056 |
Call sign | MEDEVAC MED SERVICE 056 |
Registration | XA-UCI |
Flight origin | Northeast Philadelphia Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Stopover | Springfield–Branson National Airport, Springfield, Missouri, U.S. |
Destination | Tijuana International Airport, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Occupants | 6 |
Passengers | 2 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 6 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 1 |
Ground injuries | 24+ |
Med Jets Flight 056 was a medevac flight from Northeast Philadelphia Airport to Tijuana International Airport, with a planned refueling stop at Springfield–Branson National Airport. On January 31, 2025, the Learjet 55 operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crashed in Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shortly after takeoff, killing everyone on board.[2][3]
Six people, including a young patient and her mother, were on board.[4][5] The aircraft struck multiple buildings and vehicles during the accident, which caused fires and explosions, killing one person on the ground.[6][7][8]
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