Jet Rescue Air Ambulance Transport Jet

At approximately 6:30 PM on Friday, January 31, 2025 a Learjet 55 Medevac flight crashed into a commercial and residential Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The aircraft, owned by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance and operated by Med Jets, carried a child who had just received treatment for a life-threatening condition and her mother and four crew members. One individual on the ground was killed and nineteen people were transported to area hospitals.

Shortly after 6 p.m., an air traffic controller instructed the flight crew to turn right when departing, and approximately 30 seconds later the controller repeated the request before asking, “You on frequency?” Minutes later, the controller says, “We have a lost aircraft. We’re not exactly sure what happened, so we’re trying to figure it out.” The aircraft quickly disappeared from radar after taking off at 6:06 PM and climbing to an altitude of 1,600 feet. It was reportedly airborne for about 40 seconds and fell from the sky at around 11,000 feet per minute leading experts to believe it suffered some type of catastrophic failure almost immediately after taking off.

NTSB investigators have begun documenting the wreckage, collecting evidence, and interviewing witnesses, and all aspects of this accident remain under investigation.