It is not the first: company that operated plane fallen in Philadelphia had more accidents, another of them fatal
On the afternoon of January 31, the state of Philadelphialocated northeastern USAwas the scene of a Terrible accident. In the vicinity of Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue, a plane Learjet 55 of the company Jet Rescue collapsed with six people on board, causing a strong explosion and the instant death of passengers.
According to US authorities, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m., local time. A little later it was confirmed that the victims traveling in the aircraft were Mexican origin. Among them was a minor who returned home in Tijuana, Baja California, after holding a fight against the cancer.
The dead of the dead increased the morning of this February 1, when the mayor of Philadelphia, Cherelle Parker, confirmed that a person who was aboard his vehicle at the time of the impact also died. Additionally, it was reported that 19 people were injured.
So far, both the authorities and the Mexican air ambulance company to which the aircraft belonged to do not know The reason for the accident; although the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have already started the corresponding investigation.
“We don’t know what happened. The plane took away from Philadelphia and then crashed. We were taking a girl from Mexico back to her country”, Confirmed Shai Gold, communication director of Jet rescue air ambulance, A Azteca TV.
However, during the last hours it transpired that this It is not the first accident in which the company is involved.
It was through Facebook where a user recalled that the November 1, 2023a Learjet 35a by Jet Rescue Air Ambulance with XA-IE registration be injured near the Airport ‘General Mariano Matamoros‘, located in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
The events occurred around 2:20 p.m. Temixco town And they were reported by the Morelos government: “It was a Air ambulance where their lives would lose their lives Four crew”, He reported.
Hours later, it was confirmed that five people were traveling on the aircraft:
- Gerardo Álvarez, Captain.
- Roberto Manzano, Captain.
- EIZHEN AGUILAR, Captain.
- Lilián Reséndiz, pediatrician.
- Mario Alberto León, known as ‘El Tigre’, paramedic rescued flight.
The fact was also confirmed by the College of Aviator Pilots of Mexico, who regretted the death of Eizhen Aguilar:
“Captain Eizher played an essential role in our school over the years, occupying various positions of responsibility that reflect her dedication and commitment With our aeronautical community, ”they recalled.
In accordance with the user who recalled the accident, who identified himself as a friend of the victim, more than a year after the events, the company has not been responsible on what happened.
“To this day he never responded to Eizhen’s body and today, again, There are families crying The losses of their loved ones, ”he accused on Facebook.
The second accident also happened in Mexican lands; specifically in him Toluca International AirportState of Mexico, on February 7, 2019. However, in this fact there were no fatalities.
According to its web portal, Jet Rescue “is the owner and operator of the largest air ambulance fleet In Latin America ”, based in the United States and Mexico.
“Jet Rescue Air Ambulance is the pioneer Aeromedic Transport in Mexico and America. In 1994, we were the first company Latin America to equip Learjet with Camilla Lifeport and dedicate it exclusively to the sanitary transfer of patients. (…) twenty -six years later, we are still leading company of air ambulances on the continent, ”reads.
