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January 31, 2025

 

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Luftambulansehavari i USA - ABC Nyheter / ASN

 

Ambulansefly med seks personer styrtet i USA

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1. feb. 2025 04:27 – Oppdatert 1. feb. 2025 04:27

 

A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

 Foto: Matt Rourke / AP

Et ambulansefly med seks personer – blant dem ett barn – styrtet rett etter avgang og utløste en brann i Philadelphia i USA fredag kveld, opplyser myndighetene.

Ulykken skjedde rundt 30 sekunder etter at flyet – en Learjet 55 – tok av, opplyser luftfartstilsynet FAA.

Ifølge ambulanseflyselskapet Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, var alle om bord fra Mexico. Flyet skulle tilbake til Tijuana med en mexicansk jente som hadde fått behandling i USA for en livstruende tilstand. Jenta reiste sammen med moren sin, og flyet hadde en besetning på fire, sier selskapets talsperson Shai Gold.

Philadelphia-ordfører Cherelle Parker sier på en pressekonferanse at det foreløpig ikke har kommet noen bekreftede opplysninger om omkomne eller hvorvidt noen overlevde.

– Dette er fortsatt et aktiv åsted under etterforskning, sier ordføreren.

Det oppsto en ildkule etter at flyet styrtet i et bebygget område i byen, og det begynte å brenne i flere bygninger, ifølge den lokale TV-kanalen FOX29. En video fra et ringeklokkekamera viser at flyet eksploderer når det treffer bakken.

Titalls brannmannskaper er sendt til stedet.

Philadelphia ligger i delstaten Pennsylvania, omtrent midtveis mellom New York og Washington.

Date:	Friday 31 January 2025
Time:	c. 18:06 LT
Type:	Learjet 55
Owner/operator:	Jet Rescue Air Ambulance opb Med Jets
Registration:	XA-UCI
MSN:	55-032
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	near North Philadelphia Airport (PNE/KPNE), Philadelphia, PA -    United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Ambulance
Departure airport:	Philadelphia-North Philadelphia Airport, PA (PNE/KPNE)
Destination airport:	Springfield-Branson National Airport, MO (SGF/KSGF)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A Learjet 55, Mexican-registry XA-UCI, operating as Med Jets 56, was destroyed when it collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from North Philadelphia Airport (PNE/KPNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
There were reportedly two pilots and four passengers onboard, and no one survived.

Preliminary ADS-B data indicates that, at about 1806:10, the airplane departed runway 24 at PNE and entered a climb to an altitude of 1650 ft. At about 1806:56, the airplane entered a rapid descent towards the ground. The last recorded data point showed an average rate of -11000 fpm and a ground speed of 247 knots.

The 1754 recorded weather observation at KPNE included: 6 miles visibility, an overcast layer at 400 feet AGL, temperature 9°C, dewpoint 9°C, and an altimeter setting of 29.71 inches of mercury.

The 1814 recorded weather observation at KPNE included: 7 miles visibility, an overcast layer at 600 ft AGL, a variable ceiling between 400 to 800 ft, temperature 9°C, dewpoint 9°C, and an altimeter setting of 29.72 inches of mercury.

There were also reports of light rain and mist at the time of the event.

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Joe Foss bodde i Scottsdale, bare en halvtimes kjøring fra Williams AFB hvor jeg fikk wingen. i -68. Han hold talen da kullet mitt graduerte. (Red.)

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