Plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia reported: Live updates

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Out of curiosity’s sake:

injuryfacts.nsc.org/…/airplane-crashes/

“preliminary estimates of the total number of accidents involving a U.S. registered civilian aircraft increased from 1,220 in 2021 to 1,277 in 2022. The number of civil aviation deaths decreased from 373 in 2021 to 358 in 2022.”

newsweek.com/plane-crash-statistics-american-airl…

“According to the NTSB, there were 1,017 non-fatal and 199 fatal plane crashes in 2023 among the over 48 million flight hours clocked in that year.”

So, around 1,200 crashes a year, 23 a week.

Must be a lot of crashes we just don’t hear about.

Fuck, a local one. My first job was at this mall 20+ years ago. It’s a cloudy, rainy night. The direction I assume they were going, they missed 2 big parking lots and the mall itself, and either hit in the middle of Cottman ave or directly into the rowhomes. This was a medical taxi flight with a patient, med crew and family aboard. 6 dead so far. I wouldn’t be surprised if the number rises from ground casualties. I’m in disbelief right now. The sky is falling. I don’t even know what to say, just thinking of the victims.
Number of victims is not clear. Media has reported 6 on-board, officials have said 2.

MSNBC just reported 6. But then it hit multiple buildings as well.

Edit MSNBC reporting: Air Ambulance flight. 4 crew, 1 pediatric patient, and the patients escort.

Patient was a young girl from Mexico who had completed treatment and was headed home.

So I’m guessing dwarf deaf-blind epileptic limbless DEI pilots were flying the plane?
Well if fucking planes falling out the sky isnt a signal idk what is.