NTSB finishes work on site of deadly medical jet crash in Philly

What to Know

• The National Transportation Safety Board finished their work on site and will continue to investigate after a medical jet crashed into a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on Friday, killing all six people on board, a seventh person in a vehicle on the ground, injuring at least 24 others and damaging around 366 properties.
• The Learjet 55 -- operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance -- crashed along Cottman Avenue in front of the Roosevelt Mall near Roosevelt Boulevard shortly after 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
• The medical jet was transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition at Shriners Children's Philadelphia, her mother and four others when it crashed, officials have said. All six victims were from Mexico, which was the flight's final destination following a planned stop in Missouri.
• Jet Rescue Air Ambulance identified the crew as Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales, co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla. The Government of Ensenada also identified the patient and her mother who were in the plane as Valentina Guzman Murillo and Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, respectively.
• A seventh person -- who has not yet been identified -- was also killed in a vehicle on the ground during the crash while at least 24 other people who were on the ground in Northeast Philadelphia were injured, officials said.
• The NTSB recovered the jet's black box on Sunday, Feb. 2, and released a photo of it on social media on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
• The Fraternal Order of Police also said some of the officers who responded to the crash are currently dealing with breathing problems.
• During a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Philadelphia Managing Director Adam Thiel said the NTSB had finished their on site work and will leave Philadelphia soon to continue their investigation.