A Plane Crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philly (UPDATED)

A plane crashed near the Roosevelt Mall on Friday night and the video is astonishing:

Ring doorbell camera video of the Plane crash in Philadelphia near Roosevelt Mall at Cottman and the Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia. The crash ignited a massive explosion, setting several homes on fire.

That plane appears to be on fire before impact! pic.twitter.com/Ig4EWoLRMZ

— Fredrick Van Hook (@F_VANHOOK) February 1, 2025

Witness video provided to me second after plane crash in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/3e07hlWvkb

— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) February 1, 2025

Plane crash in Philly near Cottman Ave, yall be safe out there pic.twitter.com/PMenA6jLZq

— BOOKER (@215Booker) January 31, 2025

This part of Cottman is super-dense and contains a ton of classic Northeast Philly rowhouses packed in tight, on either side of Bustleton Ave. Honest to god, the fact that this plane landed where it did is a minor miracle because you’re looking at a horrific mass casualty situation if it comes down even slightly south of the crash site, which looks to be next to the Dunkin Donuts across from Leonard Street and Rupert Street.

The TV stations have been doing a great job with this. Steve Keeley was on the scene in what felt like five seconds. There’s been some conflicting information though about the number of passengers, which was reported initially as six and later said to be two people, so a discrepancy there which needs clarification. The FAA said in a statement that this plane was a Learjet traveling from the Northeast Philly airport to Springfield-Branson in Missouri. It was a medical flight, and in some of the debris shots you can see an oxygen tank and similar items. It came down around 6:30 p.m. and if you’ve ever been through Cottman Avenue even once in your life, you know that there are a ton of cars in this area even during non-rush hour times.

Here’s an aerial shot of the scene. We’ll update this when more info comes out:

Small Plane cash in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/bV2n71Eck1

— Randy Jaquez (@RandyAJaquez) February 1, 2025

EDIT – AP is saying six passengers.

Their info:

A medical transport jet with a child patient and five others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball and setting several homes ablaze. pic.twitter.com/AHQHC5N1oP

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 1, 2025

Jet company owner interviewed on local TV said it was an “angel flight” — a girl from Mexico and her mother on the plane who had been in the US for lifesaving medical treatment. Plane was enroute to Tijuana to return the patient home as the treatment had run its course. https://t.co/06oo7WP7qo

— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) February 1, 2025

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