Breaking: Plane crashes in Philadelphia | DW News

A private jet has gone down near a shopping mall in Philadelphia. The state governor describes a fiery scene, and there are reports of multiple casualties on the ground.
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#planecrash #aviation #usa

[@clive3490]

Has Trumpet blamed DEI yet?

[@cz2301]

Strumpf thinks DEI means Drugs Exclusion and Ineptitude

[@jokercake9802]

TRumpet

[@MzingayeSibanda]

It was Hamas

[@cz2301]

@@MzingayeSibanda it was Magas

[@raymondyu412]

Go Trump!! MAGA!! 🇺🇸

[@mycosys]

Its an Air Ambulance with 2 pilots and 4 passengers including a young Mexican girl returning form life saving treatment. All onboard perished and 6 on the ground were hospitalised.

[@vladzîîîî]

Another one in two days? What?

[@markfitzpatrick7186]

They come in threes. You can google this.

[@4DModding]

@@welhungyongmancitywok8189 NOT FUNNY

[@geeksworkshop]

They fired the head of the air traffic control like a week ago.

[@TR4R]

The empire is collapsing. Symptoms are everywhere.

[@phammond8155]

@@geeksworkshop Not quite.

[@Martinmr07]

This is very sad. Mother and child gone, along with the crew. My heart goes out to the family. I can’t even imagine what the family must be going through.

[@shhh_itsmegs]

😢 as mad as it sounds I’m glad that the mother was with her child.. they at least had each other.. as a mom I wouldn’t be able to keep living if I lost my little one, I know many moms would agree.. doesn’t change the fact that they both should still be here..😢 this is such a tragedy

[@yasrao]

Extremely sad news

[@johnstark4723]

The plane flew from Florida where it was based to Philadelphia and landed around 2pm. It then was refueled and at 6pm was ready to leave with 6 people aboard. Pilot, co pilot, doctor, nurse, mother and the 10 year old girl. Flight was to go to Missouri, refuel and fly to mexico.. Plane crashed shortly after take off and it had reached an altitude of 1200 feet before plummeting to the ground. The total flight time was around 50 seconds.

[@jmwSeattle]

I like your demeanor and lack of American hysterics and drama queens.

[@Ma-sb4kc]

Things seem to go smoothly in the US recently...

[@AbsolutelyFabulous3]

It was a medical plane from Mexico, lost the altitude and crashed

[@andreasz9543]

the decending speed is given in meters per minute, but the plane flew less than one minute...

[@MaximosPagkalos]

Anyone inside would think as though a pilot maneuver till.., or the pilots poisoned and unconscious or do they think it's the action of the autopilot system?! Weird and haunting.

[@spiderliliez]

Trump. Brace yourself. You're bad luck to your country.

[@Chuckt961]

and a curse

[@PianoRed]

The bodies aren't even cold yet and you just had to do it...

[@Jungletraveler00_12]

You probably blame Trump if the weather is bad 😂

[@cheesefries7436]

This guy would blame Trump if the milk in his fridge went bad. It's an obsession.

[@kevmccarthy8311]

@@PianoRedyou remember that he just fired loads of FAA staff, yeah?

[@cskvision]

I wonder how Donald Duck will blame the Democrats for this one?

[@GAMEOVER-yy6zj]

Dei?

[@TeaWolfff]

Eyyyy - don't make fun of donald duck - he'sawesome. Trump? Je ne sais pas.

[@williamm1981]

Americans::: Air Safety is woke

[@MrBazBake]

The financial sector is refusing to end DEI because in 2008 the only banks that didn't crash had women executives and CEOs. Sweden then did a study showing men in finance take bigger risks and women had far more reliable ROIs, so they even implemented mandatory seats for women on boards of banks and trading companies... it saved them from the following recession... 😂

[@FriedrichMüller0]

😂🤣

[@AbsolutelyFabulous3]

The medical plane was from Mexico, lost the altitude and crashed, nothing to do with Americans in this case

[@FriedrichMüller0]

@ It was from Kansas

[@rivertonhigh-v4t]

@@MrBazBake 2008 happened because the US government forced banks to provide loans to subprime borrowers.

[@cageybee7221]

this is getting weird now.

[@80-80.]

MAGA voted for chaos. They get chaos.

[@corujariousa]

Unfortunately, we share the world with them.

[@Jungletraveler00_12]

And if this happened under Biden who would you blame then? Get lost.

[@corujariousa]

@@Jungletraveler00_12 Well, Biden was indeed blamed by Trump and MAGA for a bunch of BS no president has control over so... Get lost!!!

[@BassLiberators]

@@Jungletraveler00_12 These things didn't happen under Biden.

[@Actudugrenier]

Êtes vous conspirationniste ?

[@Adm9464]

To be honest I don’t trust US airlines. There’s always something wrong

[@amiigose]

i dont trust america😂😂

[@jhackramos4621]

Bad omen on Trump admin.

[@MrBazBake]

"Bad omen" is a weird way to say: "froze FAA pay, offered to buy out their contracts if they quit, and Elon fighting the FAA chief over funding until he quit last week leaving the entire agency without leadership." I'd call it f____ing everything up by trying to bankrupt the government. 😬

[@ameyas7726]

America is literally burning in Biblical fires under Biden...liberals sure have a short term memory..

[@Wolfcamp555]

Medivac six on board, four crew members, one medical staff, one child patient.

[@johnstark4723]

@@matthewe467 There have been dozens of life flight crashes, mostly helicopters. Simple google search will show them. There have also been life flight airplanes that have crashed before. This is the first though in a large city.

[@johnstark4723]

Pilot, Co pilot, doctor, nurse and mother of the 10 year old girl were on the aircraft.

[@Wolfcamp555]

@@johnstark4723 that makes more sense.

[@SoBiased]

They'll blame the Arabs as always 😂😂😂

[@idiomasentusiasticos7954]

God is punishing us for putting Trump in charge.

[@chimwemwetembo6446]

How can this happen in the most technologicaly advanced country? If this had happened in Russia, western media could have a field day with delogatory remarks

[@sositehui6483]

They really drunk here😂Relax, time is on our side.

[@JessicaD.-vb9ho]

Israel is the most technologically advanced.

[@strongbird3499]

@@JessicaD.-vb9ho Doubt that. But they're definitely the most morally challenged.

[@Naturalworldlives]

Because they're not the most advanced. More than half never made it out of high school. Their red hats say it all.

[@JessicaD.-vb9ho]

@@strongbird3499 oh I made an oopsie, China is one of the safest Israel is the most technologically advanced.

[@HKim0072]

Not to be blasé or insensitive, but these are the accidents that are more frequent. Smaller private planes.

[@arsenal0095]

0:30 reporter knuckle looks like he punched a wall 🧱

[@mreyes6677]

So is this 4th or 5th crash this Jan, flying gets scary.

[@tjCAUk]

second

[@cz2301]

@ sixth: including Korea, Nepal, Kenya, Sudan

[@cnchristopher257]

What a week this is for aviation. Two plane crashes in two days one in kenya and the other, a B1900 D with 21 dead in sudan flown by kenyans.

[@cz2301]

plus the one in Korea and in Nepal, in the past month

[@cmkjfnve]

Trump effect?

[@loveislove4879]

OMG not again!

[@dannybuoy138]

There was an F35 fell off the sky in Alaska early in the week.

[@malahammer]

And all on trumps watch. You can only imagines trumps vitriol should Biden have been still President.

[@MarvelStudios-p3y]

Boeing 😡

[@Life_Is_A...]

Maybe it's avian flu.

[@kamiladem-sr8fl]

this is sad ! whats happening?

[@danielm8950]

P.C. Richard and Son just got some good free advertising.

[@Alpha-Cheeno]

Putin MUST be held accountable for this horrific tragedy.

[@miteshghadi3146]

Putin would never do this fools blame ISIS

[@jerrysam6160]

🤣🤣🤣

[@christineh2843]

They're saying over on other channels there were 4 crew members and 2 passengers ( I being a child) on route to a hospital in Missouri.

[@FriedrichMüller0]

We need to know the racial make up of the crew immediately in order to make sense of this

[@Zeno7741]

Trumps America

[@stanton7847]

Trump gets in office, and two planes crash. Is it a coincidence?

[@gagaplex]

What!? Another one? How horrific...

[@hughvonniederhausern9885]

Lear jets have proven to be reliable, possibly engine failure. Lear jets use sophisticated gps, and flight planning, and auto-pilot take offs and landings, much like the bigger jets. They are not like a single prop plane or helicopter. Lear jets are fairly large and require reliable jet engine thrust. What would cause the engine to fail has to be determined?

[@UncleJoeLITE]

How many were killed on the ground?

[@kitdriscoll1288]

There was a sick child on that plane.

[@thirdperson4705]

Did DW cover Salwan Momika yet or are they going to stay away from this particular news?

CIA been working overtime

[@corujariousa]

Is someone "burning files"?

[@markfitzpatrick7186]

An old timer from the airline industry told me many years ago that they come in threes. Every time a crash happens I think of that.

[@Dominus_Potatus]

Love how people in the comments blames a systemic accident to a person.

[@chillphil967]

what do you mean? 🤔

[@insom6516]

Well, in order to describe the system, we need to learn how to exit the system. Many people're just too lazy to do this.

[@Trendkilla]

I blame Trump.

[@Jormunguandr]

booeing issue/feature?

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

Learjet, not Boeing

[@DWoodsII]

Nah it’s a trump issue

[@Curb65-f3r]

Why am I hearing plane crashes all around the world these days?

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

By "world" you mean USA?

[@gab_gallard]

@@DomingoDeSantaClara they have been plane crashes in Kenya and Sudan too. Not everything revolves around the USA my friend.

[@janejustin1788]

​@@gab_gallard Kenyan small planes have been crashing for the last 2 years. Alafu huwezi compare Kenyan planes with US ones. I'm sure US planes, small or big, are newer.

[@AbsolutelyFabulous3]

@@DomingoDeSantaClaraSouth Korea too

[@CC-fd4hv]

RIP 🙏

[@robbob1866]

3,300 metres per minute? Do you mean freefall? 55 m/s like a skydiver with spread out arms and legs to produce the most drag? Straight out of Wikipedia, lol. It looked a lot faster to me, but with all the video and hopefully the flight recorder, they'll figure it out

[@NaganoharaYoimiya-bs7hb]

It is just seasonal stuff.

[@BahWeepGranahWeepNiniBong]

Rip to lost souls.

[@sunny_software]

This is what happens when you fire hard working air traffic controllers or offer them buyout.

[@chrysllerryu4171]

whats with planes and 2025 lol, its only january and multiple plane crash already happened

[@PGM991]

private jet?

[@phoque121]

There are 42 million kangaroos in Australia. If they decided to attack Uruguay, each Uruguayan would have to fight an average of 14 kangaroos

[@AndresNostos]

Kangaroos have a right to defend themselves.

[@Alpha-Cheeno]

Kangaroos, originally from Mongolia, migrated to Australia illegally.

[@kjtempo1966]

😂​@@Alpha-Cheeno

[@zerenx8272]

Wheres the punchline

[@TheAmrthe2nd]

​@@Alpha-Cheenostill south America is thier homeland, it was given to them by God,.

[@advogadoedmundoolinda]

Another tragedy. Is Trump gonna accuse innocent people for this one too?

[@cristinebriones20]

WHAAAAT??? WHAT THE HECK???

[@IrenESorius]

Donald Trump did this to.

[@flyingphoenix113]

LOL. No he didn't. Neither did Biden or DEI. I miss the days when tragedies could be mourned without immediately being politicized.

[@BassLiberators]

@@flyingphoenix113 Trump is the one responsible for clearing out the FAA, this is his fault.

[@gab_gallard]

@@flyingphoenix113 I agree with you in principle, but Trump opened the door when he politicized the crash in Washington. We will have to get used to this now. And this sort of discourse is undeniably a consequence of his actions.

[@IrenESorius]

@@flyingphoenix113 🤡

[@malahammer]

It is Mexican registered (registration XA-UCI). You can guess what trump is going to say.

[@geeksworkshop]

Them dwarves are at it again 😂

[@mikepound874]

Wats happening

[@logiclust]

starting a gofundme called Plane Tickets for MAGA

[@DudaelMorgan]

You are making fun of the death of the crew , medical staff and a child ~ are you proud ?

[@FriedrichMüller0]

@@DudaelMorgan We need to know the racial make up of the crew immediately in order to make sense of this

[@tjCAUk]

​@FriedrichMüller0no hate, facts

[@soulstar2401]

Boeing?

[@CeylonLastMile]

High attention to Ukraine should not be diverted by such minor incidents.

[@johnycage3989]

It’s all skynet

[@lex61425]

Oh. Kabayan!

[@maxdout564]

How long before they blame Iran or Ruzzia?

[@cmkjfnve]

Or Central Asia, "stan"-sisters countries. Russia is good at blaming Central Asian if they can't find other scapegoats.

[@shinji1264]

Two countries with evil dictators trying to make the world a worst place, I'd blame them constantly.

[@Whoredash]

I saw the video. That jet accelerated into the ground like a comet. It looked liked like Ukraine the way that plane went down. Suicide, serious malfunction, or terrorism.

[@EduardoNomas-zv4ms]

This is ridiculous. Maybe his DOGE initiative is already paying off?

[@baivulcho]

Damn, these DEIs just got no chill. Busy, busy, busy past few days.

[@johnycage3989]

Skynet

[@yoyogaspa2]

The climate guys are on the prowl

[@igosannuffin7565]

How do we blame russian for this??

[@fireh23]

Another Boeing?

[@arsenal0095]

Aviation Safety Network to check the database on plane crashes. ✈️

[@buddyman8474]

Trump = 🇺🇸 omen ambassador

[@Taecoconut]

Ahhhhh looks like a higher power is punishing countries now -

[@radhikamathur1688]

Wonder who Trump is going to blame now

[@containedhurricane]

There were too many airplane accidents in the last three months!

[@MrBazBake]

Only if you count the 200 other countries on the planet. This is two plane crashes in just three days in the US alone! This is absolutely unhinged, and all because of a lack of funding and staffing of Air Traffic Controllers. Congratulations, DOGE. You broke air travel in less than two weeks.

[@fabianabongo6284]

Finally sanctions are starting to hit American aviation sector 😢

[@vinzent1992]

Must be due to DEI -_-

[@MaximosPagkalos]

Is there a false tower overriding the autopilot system; besides and evidently the towers are not relating to the GPS or omega visual navigation system! Crashes might be too instantaneous hence a possible reason of a false tower or a similar area or mechanism with with similar possibilities; I think it operates near airports or similar areas overriding certain specific frequencies! Besides, rarely but possible due to congested frequencies where a frequency rippling another, (digital?!), maybe other and if possible ( the codes?!)!! Peculiar! Petty and haunting, my condolences to your losses.

[@LUDWIKORRALOV]

Who’s the blame now??

[@RODELDOMINGO-fr7tf]

So much for air safety measures. No matter how careful everyone is. If it's your time it's your time. No one escapes the dark hooded figure who holds the scythe.

[@deepisaddictedtoyt]

Why are people blaming Trump for this? I really don't understand (non american here).

[@chillphil967]

A1). 17 Sept. 2024 FAA Proposes $633,009 in Civil Penalties Against SpaceX for "failing to follow its license requirements during two launches in 2023", citing safety violations as the reason. A2). 18 Sept 2024 Elon Musk tweets in response, "The fundamental problem is that humanity will forever be confined to Earth unless there is radical reform at the FAA!" B1). 25Sept2024 NEWS: FAA Chief Mike Whitaker says to Congress that @SpaceX must operate at the "highest level of safety"... B2). 25Sept2024 Elon Musk tweets in response, "He needs to resign" ***... Elon joins the Trump team...*** C1). 17Jan 2025 NEWS: SpaceX Starship explosion forced FAA to divert flights to avoid debris... C2). 17Jan 2025 Per Elon's SpaceX: Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn. Teams will continue to review data from today's flight test to better understand root cause. D). 21Jan25 Executive Order: KEEPING AMERICANS SAFE IN AVIATION - freezes all hiring, all air safety and supporting contracts to be reviewed and scrutinized E). Jan 22, 2025, Trump Guts Key Aviation Safety Committee, Fires Heads Of TSA, Coast Guard Members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee received a memo saying that the department is eliminating the membership of all advisory committees as part of a "commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security." The committee will technically continue to exist, but it won't have any members to carry out the work of examining safety issues at airlines and airports... 29Jan25 - deadliest airline crash in USA in 24 years (64 dead). 31Jan25 - 6 dead after a medical jet (Jet Rescue Air Ambulance) carrying a pediatric patient to hospital crashes over Philly

[@dissaid]

☕️🇺🇲

[@garykkleow]

Blame it on Obama, Biden n the dems. ??

[@TeaWolfff]

Air fighting/ anti air fire makes a lot of sense.

[@puppetmaster579]

Was this crash the fault of Democrats or the Republicans? That's what I want to know.

[@MrBazBake]

Trump wrote an executive order freezing the pay of all the FAA air traffic controllers and offered to buy every single one of them out with six months pay. Now we've run out of Air Traffic Controllers and have had two plane crashes in the four days since he did that. 1+1=2

[@mwaririlyrics]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Monte_Melkonyan]

again? lmao.

[@mujkocka]

Cyber attack?

[@nuqwestr]

Crashes happen quite a lot, collisions are different.

[@gab_gallard]

There's an estimate of 1 fatal crash globally every 100,000 flight hours. So no, crashes don't happen "quite a lot".

[@nuqwestr]

@@gab_gallard crashes vs Collison was my point, not made well. I agree.

[@tristanvillalontriss9220]

Again😮, OM, looks like the start of 2025 has been obviously hard for America🇺🇲

[@topgames9016]

The incidents will not stop as long as the American government supports Netanyahu

[@memofromessex]

Trans pilot, confirmed. I joke.

[@RioGadde]

It’s Democratic Party does all this!!

[@sumerianking4942]

😂

[@martytube821]

You gonna report on every car crash too? Small planes crash a quite a bit and so do cars!

[@marshmallowcello7528]

Considering air is safer than land travel, yes it should be reported.

[@FriedrichMüller0]

We need to know the racial make up of the crew immediately in order to make sense of this