The Federal Aviation Administration and jet owner reported there were six people on board the Learjet 55 aircraft Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Six people aboard a medical transport plane, along with one person on the ground, died in the fiery crash near a busy mall.

Authorities are searching for answers as to why a Learjet 55 medical plane fell out of the sky in a violent crash Friday over Northeast Philly.

The pilots of a Learjet 55 that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified, and newly released air ...

A Learjet 55 medical aircraft went down at approximately 6:30 p.m. in Northeast Philadelphia off the busy Roosevelt Boulevard, lighting up the rainy night sky with a fireball explosion upon impact.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a Learjet 55 crashed shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport. (Matt Rourke/The Associated Press) The aircraft ...

In addition to the injuries on the ground, homes and cars were set ablaze when the Learjet 55 crashed in a massive, fiery explosion sending parts of the plane and other debris far and wide.