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Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: An emergency service vehicle responds to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: People gather as emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JANUARY 31: Emergency service members respond to a plane crash in a neighborhood near Cottman Avenue on January 31, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The plane, a medical transport jet carrying a child patient, crashed after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, damaging several homes and vehicles. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images) (Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: A firetruck and a police car is seen at the site of the medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia as the investigation is ongoing. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) member walks past the debris from the plane crash as the investigation continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: An investigation at the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia continues. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

Plane crash scene — Philadelphia plane crash PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2025/02/02: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the site of a medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia. A plane crashed on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia on January 31, Friday evening. The jet was carrying a medical patient, two pilots, two doctors and one chaperone. One fatality has been reported on the ground. On Feb 2, the National Transportation Safety Board said they had retrieved the recording device (black box) and the plane's enhanced ground proximity warning system that could contain flight data. The black box was a critical piece of the aircraft that investigators were searching for. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett)

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