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Seven dead and 19 hurt, although the toll could go higher

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The crash scene was at least four to six blocks, and authorities were working to assess the damage, including going house to house to inspect the dwellings, Thiel said.

69制片厂制作传媒ndy said her agency69制片厂制作传媒檚 staff was working to collect debris from the plane, which could take days or weeks, and haul it away to a secure location to begin evaluating it.

Air traffic controllers didn't hear anything concerning before the crash, and her agency was still looking for the , a helpful piece of evidence in the investigation, 69制片厂制作传媒ndy said.

It is likely damaged and possibly fragmented because of the impact, although her agency's researchers and engineers have significant expertise in repairing them, she said.

The plane hit the ground just after 6 p.m., during a busy Friday evening dinner hour less than 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the airport.

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One diner patron was hit and injured by a small but heavy metal object that flew through the window, Koc said.

Child patient had just finished treatment for life-threatening condition

Of the six people on board the medical transport jet, one was a child who had just completed treatment at Shriners Children69制片厂制作传媒檚 Philadelphia hospital, one was her mother and four were crew members, officials said.

A hospital spokesperson said the girl spent four months there receiving life-saving treatment for a condition not easily treated in Mexico. Shriners officials said they couldn't give details about the girl or her family because of patient privacy rules.

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All the victims on the jet were from Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said all six victims on the plane were from her country. In a statement on the social media platform X, she mourned their deaths.

"Consular authorities are in constant contact with the families; I have asked the Foreign Affairs Secretary to support whatever is needed. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends,69制片厂制作传媒� she said in Spanish.

Tijuana, Mexico, across the border from San Diego, was to have been the flight69制片厂制作传媒檚 final destination after a stop in Missouri.

Neither Philadelphia officials nor plane owner Jet Rescue Air Ambulance disclosed the identities of the dead.

But XE M茅dica Ambulancias, a Mexican emergency service, identified one of its doctors, Ra煤l Meza, as a victim. In a post on X, it said he was the service's chief of neonatology and assigned to a the ISEM Atizap谩n hospital, which is in the State of Mexico near Mexico City.

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They hadn't seen videos, but they were told that there was a horrible explosion, that the plane broke apart and that the crash scene covered several blocks, brother 脡dgar Ju谩rez told The Associated Press by phone.

Josu茅 Ju谩rez, 43, lived in central Mexico, loved salsa dancing and video games and had been a pilot for more than a decade, his brother said. He loved to fly and worked for the air ambulance service for more than a year, flying mostly from Mexico's Caribbean coast to the United States.

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Crash comes on the heels of devastating D.C. midair collision

The crash came just two days after the in a generation. On Wednesday night, an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members in Washington, D.C., with an Army helicopter carrying three soldiers. There were no survivors.

69制片厂制作传媒ndy said the NTSB is a highly skilled agency, and that it is not unusual for it to investigate two major accidents at the same time.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Mexico-registered Learjet 55, is based in that country and has operations both there and in Miami. A company spokesperson said a seasoned crew operated the plane, and all flight crews undergo rigorous training.

The Philadelphia crash was the second fatal incident in 15 months for Jet Rescue. In 2023 five crew members were killed when their plane overran a runway in the central Mexican state of Morelos and crashed into a hillside.

Air traffic controller lost contact with Learjet

The Learjet took off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, which primarily serves business jets and charter flights.

Audio recorded by LiveATC captured an air traffic controller telling 69制片厂制作传媒淢edevac Medservice 05669制片厂制作传媒� to turn right when departing. About 30 seconds later, the controller repeats the request before asking, 69制片厂制作传媒淵ou on frequency?69制片厂制作传媒� Minutes later the controller says, 69制片厂制作传媒淲e have a lost aircraft. We69制片厂制作传媒檙e not exactly sure what happened, so we69制片厂制作传媒檙e trying to figure it out. For now the field is going to be closed.69制片厂制作传媒�

Michael Schiavone was sitting at his home nearby when he heard a loud bang and the house shook.

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A doorbell camera captured video of the plane plunging in a streak of white and exploding as it hit the ground.

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Levy reported from Harrisburg. Associated Press writers F茅lix M谩rquez in Mexico City, Hallie Golden, John O'Connor and Cedar Attanasio contributed.