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Philly plane crash: Images and video from the scene

By Catherine Stoddard
Updated  January 31, 2025 9:52pm EST
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The Brief

    • Six people, including a pediatric patient, were aboard a small plane that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia Friday evening.
    • The plane crashed at Cottman Avenue and Bustleton Avenue near Roosevelt Mall.
    • The plane was confirmed to be a Learjet 55.

Hundreds of firefighters and first responders have descended on Northeast Philadelphia after a plane carrying six people, including a pediatric patient, crashed Friday evening.

The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. near Cottman Avenue and Bustleton Avenue near Rossevelt mall. 

Here are some images and video from the scene:

Philly plane crash: Nearby diner patron hit by plane crash debris

A plane crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood sending debris into a diner, seriously injuring a patron who was hit in the head.

Video shows fireball after plane crash

Footage taken near the Roosevelt Mall shows a large fireball seconds after a plane crash, followed by multiple fires. Credit: @st4ced_up via Storyful.

Listen: Doorbell cam captures sound of plane crash

Moments before the Philadelphia plane crash, a doorbell camera captured the sound of the Learjet's screaming engines, followed by the blinding fireball. Video provided by Kiara Rios.

Philly plane crash: Doorbell camera captures crash in Northeast Philadelphia

Doorbell camera captured the moment a plane crashed in a Philadelphia neighborhood late Friday night. The FAA says at least two people were on board.

Still image taken from Ring video showing a fireball erupting after a small plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 2025. (Credit: LiveNOW from FOX viewer)

Philadelphia plane crash scene: Raw video

Moments after a plane crashed near Roosevelt Mall in northeast Philadelphia, FOX 29's Steve Keeley arrived on scene and took this video of the chaos and burning debris. Warning: This is raw video.

Video shows apparent plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia

A FOX 29 viewer's doorbell camera captured video of what appears to be a plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 1: A view of the scene as an FBI agent walks to collect evidence and survey the damage while wearing protective coverings on his feet as the aftermath of destruction with a large debris field with cars destroyed and structures damaged is seen outside the Roosevelt Mall after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States February 1, 2025. The FBI Evidence Response Team, ATF, NTSB and the Philadelphia Police Crime Scene Unit are on the scene investigating. The aircraft, reportedly an air ambulance, was taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport when it crashed at around 6.30pm local time (2330GMT), igniting several fires. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The Source: Information for this article was gathered from FOX 29 Philadelphia reporting from the scene on Jan. 31, 2025 and various user-submitted videos. This story was reported from Los Angeles. 

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