NTSB Still Searching for Answers in Fiery Medevac Jet Crash in Philadelphia Neighborhood Last Year
The NTSB’s public docket adds new angles from neighborhood and commercial cameras as investigators continue to examine the fatal crash.
- The National Transportation Safety Board released new video footage on Tuesday showing additional angles of the January 31, 2025, medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia that killed eight people.
- Operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, the Learjet 55 was transporting an 11-year-old patient home to Mexico when it plummeted onto Cottman Avenue, creating a crater about 8 feet deep.
- Investigators found the pitch trim system was set to 3.97 degrees instead of 5.5, while data shows the jet descended at nearly 10,000 feet per minute at more than 275 MPH.
- Lawsuits against the operator have increased as NTSB documents reveal the company had prior crashes in Mexico in 2019 and 2023, plus a fatal 2013 incident in Fort Lauderdale.
- NTSB investigators have not determined the exact cause of the accident while reviewing more than 1,500 pages of factual data, including records that four company planes flew under FAA supervision.
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NTSB Releases Over 1,500 Pages on Northeast Philadelphia Medevac Crash — but Still No Answers
Nearly 18 months after a medevac jet plunged into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood and killed eight people, federal investigators still have not determined what caused the disaster. The National Transportation Safety Board published more than 1,500 pages of factual findings Tuesday on the January 31, 2025, crash, according to CNN. The documents add new detail about the aircraft's final seconds without reaching a conclusion about why the pla…
NTSB still searching for answers in fiery medevac jet crash in Philadelphia neighborhood last year
The National Transportation Safety Board is still trying to figure out what caused a twin-engine medevac jet to crash in Philadelphia last year and kill eight people.
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