20250131003519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Lear 55 · Philadelphia, PA · January 31, 2025

Date
January 31, 2025 · 18:06 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Airport
North Philadelphia
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
1J3F
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
XA-UCI
Reported as
Lear 55
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731-3AR-2B
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
7
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 31, 2025 at approximately 18:30, a 1982 Lear 55 jet, departed kpne airport. Shortly after, the aircraft was observed on video surveillance having experienced a rapid descent with a slight turn to the left, which led to a steep impact into a community street. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact with debris covering 1100FT x 400 ft area. All occupants on board (total of 6) (two pilots, a doctor, a paramedic, one patients and passenger) were fatally injured. Parts of the aircraft impacted a car on the ground, fatally injuring 1 on the ground, and injuring 24 others on the ground. The aircraft was a part 129 operator from Mexico operating as an air ambulance at the time of the accident. NTSB and FAA worked the scene. The investigation is still currently underway.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 31, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30, A 1982 LEAR 55 JET, DEPARTED KPNE AIRPORT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE HAVING EXPERIENCED A RAPID DESCENT WITH A SLIGHT TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH LED TO A STEEP IMPACT INTO A COMMUNITY STREET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT WITH DEBRIS COVERING 1100FT X 400 FT AREA. ALL OCCUPANTS ON BOARD (TOTAL OF 6) (TWO PILOTS, A DOCTOR, A PARAMEDIC, ONE PATIENTS AND PASSENGER) WERE FATALLY INJURED. PARTS OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CAR ON THE GROUND, FATALLY INJURING 1 ON THE GROUND, AND INJURING 24 OTHERS ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PART 129 OPERATOR FROM MEXICO OPERATING AS AN AIR AMBULANCE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NTSB AND FAA WORKED THE SCENE. THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.