
On January 31, 2025, a tragic incident unfolded in Northeast Philadelphia when a Learjet 55, operating as Med Jets Flight 056, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The aircraft, en route to Tijuana International Airport with a planned refueling stop in Missouri, was a medevac flight carrying six individuals, including a young patient and her mother. Tragically, all six occupants perished in the crash. The plane struck multiple buildings and vehicles, resulting in fires and explosions that claimed the life of one person on the ground and injured at least 24 others.