Small plane crashes near Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey; at least 5 injured
- On Wednesday evening, a Cessna 208B with 15 onboard crashed into a wooded area near Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, causing a mass casualty incident.
- The pilot reported engine trouble during climb, prompting a return attempt that led to the crash in nearby woods.
- Emergency services reported 3 critically injured victims airlifted, 14 taken to hospitals with injuries, many covered in jet fuel requiring decontamination.
- Authorities declared a mass casualty incident, urged public to avoid the area, and the FAA is investigating the crash scene.
- Investigators from the FAA, NTSB, Monroe Township Police, and prosecutors will use lights and heavy equipment overnight to recover the wreckage of the leased aircraft owned by ARNE Aviation and operated by Skydive Cross Keys.
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Skydiving plane crashed while trying to take off at N.J. airport, leaving 3 critically injured: officials
Three people were critically injured and 11 others were hurt when a skydiving plane crashed Wednesday afternoon in Monroe Township in Gloucester County near the Cross Keys Airport, officials said at a press conference Wednesday night.
Skydiving plane goes off runway and crashes into woods; 15 hospitalized
Fifteen people were taken to the hospital after a skydiving aircraft radioed it was having engine trouble after takeoff and crashed on landing near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday, according to authorities.
Skydiving Plane Goes Off New Jersey Runway and Crashes Into Woods, Sending 15 to Hospital
Fifteen people were taken to the hospital after a skydiving aircraft radioed it was having engine trouble after takeoff and crashed on landing near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday, according to authorities. The single engine Cessna 208B was carrying 15 people when it crashed at about 5:30 p.m. at the Cross Keys Airport, about 21 miles southeast of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “The plane did try t…
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