Air Troubles
Last nights crash of a LearJet55 in Northeast Philadelphia was shocking to say the least. Indeed many people were commenting that it appeared similar to a ICBM strike. That jet came down fast. And video clearly shows what looks like afterburner flare behind the engines also. LearJet's don't have afterburners. What is going on?
I was able to figure out the flight information before I heard it released on the news coverage. A JetRescue medical oxygen tank was found a quarter mile away, which led me to their website, and thustly was able to look up their flights. MTS56 was the flight in question. It climbed to about 1600 ft, then quickly plummeted. The FAA reported that only two souls were on board, but other sources say it was two pilots, two nurses, and a little girl who was a shriners hospital patient and her mother. Communications seemed normal during the takeoff until they just dissappeared. Read more