PHILADELPHIA — Seven people - six in an airplane and the seventh on the ground - were killed when a medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia.
The plane was on its way to Missouri on Friday night when it crashed.
There were four crew members, a pediatric patient and her mother on board the Learjet operated by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, WTXF reported.
The passengers and crew were Mexican citizens:
- Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales
- Co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Jaurez
- Dr. Raul Meza Arrendondo
- Paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla
- Valentina Guzman Murillo, the 11-year-old patient
- Lizeth Murillo Ozuna, the patient’s mother
The seventh person, who was not on the plane but was in a car near where the plane crashed, has not been identified, WTXF reported.
Valentina had been receiving medical treatment in Philadelphia at Shriners Children’s Hospital, KYW reported.
“It’s extremely hard and extremely difficult, those that were involved directly in her care were very aware that she was going to be traveling home and there had actually been a sendoff for her today,” hospital spokesperson Mel Bower said.
An additional 24 people were hurt in the crash on the ground, four were still hospitalized as of Monday and two were listed as critical, according to Fox News.
Eleven homes were damaged with several people having to stay at a shelter that was set up at a high school nearby. But more people may need help.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating along with the Federal Aviation Administration and local agencies.
The voice recorder was recovered over the weekend, found about eight feet from the surface in the crater the crash caused, WPVI reported.
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: An emergency service vehicle responds to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: A firetruck and a police car is seen at the site of the medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia as the investigation is ongoing. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) member walks past the debris from the plane crash as the investigation continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)
Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)