Air traffic control audio describes moments leading to Philadelphia air ambulance crash

Air traffic control audio describes moments leading to Philadelphia air ambulance crash

Air traffic control audio describes the moments leading to the Philadelphia air ambulance crash.

A mid-size air ambulance plane carrying a sick child and five others crashed on Friday night (31 January) shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, plowing into a residential area and setting off at least six house fires.

In this audio, air traffic controllers can be heard trying to contact the Learjet 55 plane.

A controller can be heard saying: “We have a lost aircraft, we’re not entirely sure what happened and are trying to figure it out for now.”

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which operated the Learjet 55, said in a statement: "We cannot confirm any survivors."