Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway and crashes into woods, 15 people injured
The single engine Cessna 208B was carrying 15 people when it crashed at about 5:30 p.m. at the Cross Keys Airport, about 21 miles (34 kilometers) southeast of Philadelphia, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
'The plane did try to circle back and attempt a landing we are told but was unsuccessful in that attempt,' Andrew Halter, with Gloucester County Emergency Management, said during a news conference Wednesday night.
The injuries ranged from minor to critical and the plane was severely damaged, Halter said. Some of the people on board were covered in jet fuel and had to be decontaminated before being taken to the hospital, he said.
'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," he said.
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