Small plane crashes in Northeast Philadelphia, sources say [Video]

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio/AP) — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four crew members aboard crashed in Philadelphia on Friday about 30 seconds after taking off, setting homes ablaze, strewing debris and rattling residents after the second air disaster in as many days.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Learjet 55 crashed near Cottman Avenue by the Roosevelt Mall around 6:30 p.m. after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights. The plane was heading to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri.

Jet Rescue owns the plane and provides global air ambulance services. It said all six people aboard were from Mexico.

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According to our news partners at NBC10, the child had been treated at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia for a life-threatening condition and was being transported home to Mexico. …