15 Hospitalized as Skydiving Plane Veers Off Runway and Crashes into Woods in New Jersey
The aircraft went off the end of the runway at the Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, N.J., before crashing with fifteen people on board
Per CNN, the pilot was having trouble with the engine as the plane took off and tried to circle back but was unable to do so15 people have been hospitalized after a skydiving plane veered off the end of the runway and crashed into the woods in New Jersey on Wednesday, July 2.
"A Cessna 208B went off the end of the runway at Cross Keys Airport in New Jersey around 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, July 2," a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration obtained by PEOPLE, confirmed. "Fifteen people were on board the skydiving aircraft. The FAA will investigate," it concluded. Cross Keys Airport is located in Gloucester County, N.J., about 21 miles southeast of Philadelphia.
Per CNN, the pilot reported having trouble with the engine as the plane took off. The outlet also notes that he tried to circle back and land the plane, but he was unable to do so.
"Multi-agency MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT. Cross Keys Airport, Monroe Twp. - Downed Aircraft - Please avoid the area to allow emergency vehicles the best access," Gloucester County Emergency Management confirmed on Facebook.
PEOPLE has contacted the Federal Aviation Administration, the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management, Cross Keys Airport, and Skydive Cross Keys for comment, but did not immediately hear back.
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Andrew Halter of the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management confirmed to the outlet that passengers were left with minor and critical injuries, with three being taken to the hospital via helicopter. People covered in jet fuel were also decontaminated before being treated.
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'It's amazing that at this point there are no fatalities reported,' Halter said, per CNN. 'Just the fact that we have 15 people that are still with us here today, some with minor injuries, I think is fantastic and remarkable.'
NBC News notes that three people are being evaluated at Cooper University Hospital's trauma center in Camden, New Jersey, and eight people with less severe injuries are being treated in its emergency department, Wendy A. Marano, a spokesperson for the hospital, said.
Per the outlet, Marano also confirmed that four other patients with 'minimal injuries' are waiting for further evaluation, though she wasn't able to provide the exact nature of the injuries.
According to footage shared via WPVI, stretchers and emergency vehicles were captured in the woodland area near the runway.
Halter said that an investigation is ongoing to identify the cause of the engine failure and subsequent crash. He also noted, per CNN, that the aircraft sustained substantial damage in the accident.
Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 indicates the plane was dropping rapidly at a rate of 3,008 feet per minute shortly before the tracking data ceased.
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