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The Hill
03-07-2025
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- The Hill
At least 5 injured in plane crash at New Jersey airport
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (WPHL) — At least five people were taken to a hospital when a small skydiving aircraft went off the end of a runway at an airport in New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. Gloucester County Emergency Management is reporting a downed aircraft at the Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey. The incident involved a Cessna 208B carrying 15 people, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson. The administration is investigating. Five people who were injured are expected to be transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, Wendy A. Marano, a spokesperson for the hospital, said. Members of the hospital's EMS and trauma department traveled to the crash site, she said. She wasn't able to provide the conditions of the injured. A person who answered the phone at Cross Keys Airport on Wednesday said he had no information and referred questions to Skydive Cross Keys, a commercial skydiving business located at the airport. Gloucester County Emergency Management is asking the public to avoid the area. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Cedar News
03-07-2025
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- Cedar News
Plane Crash Involving Skydiving Aircraft at Cross Keys Airport in New Jersey
On Wednesday afternoon, a tragic incident occurred at Cross Keys Airport in Monroe Township, New Jersey, when a Cessna 208B plane carrying 15 people crashed shortly after taking off. The crash happened at approximately 5:30 p.m., as the plane went off the end of the runway during the early stages of its flight. According to officials, the aircraft was leased to Skydive Cross Keys, a well-known skydiving company in the region. Initial reports from the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) indicate that the plane had experienced engine trouble prior to the crash, though the exact cause of the accident is still under investigation. Casualties and Medical Response Three people sustained critical injuries and were airlifted to a nearby hospital by helicopter. Gloucester County Emergency Management confirmed that trauma surgeons were on the scene to help triage the victims. At Cooper University Hospital in Camden, three individuals were reported to be in critical condition, while eight others with less severe injuries were being treated in the emergency department. Four additional individuals, with minimal injuries, were in the hospital's waiting room as of Wednesday evening. Emergency Response and Ongoing Investigation Following the crash, emergency teams from various agencies responded quickly to the scene, including local firefighters, paramedics, and the F.A.A. An urgent appeal was made to the public by Gloucester County Emergency Management, urging people to avoid the area due to a 'mass casualty incident' in progress. A news report from Philadelphia's 6abc station showed a chaotic emergency response on a rural road, with victims being loaded onto stretchers and transported to waiting ambulances. Skydive Cross Keys Response Skydive Cross Keys, which operates out of the airport, has been a staple of the Northeast's skydiving community, offering tandem jumps, lessons toward skydiving certification, and solo jumps for licensed divers. The company has yet to comment further on the incident but has assured the public that they are cooperating with the investigation. The crash has left many in the community shaken, and local authorities are continuing to assess the damage and investigate the cause of the plane's failure.
7NEWS
03-07-2025
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- 7NEWS
Skydiving plane crashes at Cross Keys Airport in Gloucester County, New Jersey: 15 injured, some critical
A skydiving plane carrying 15 people has crashed in the US, with passengers discovered by emergency crews covered in jet fuel, some in a critical condition. The plane, which was carrying 14 passengers and one pilot, took off from Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown before it crashed into a tree, causing extensive damage and leaving some passengers fighting for life. The emergency call came through around 5.30pm local time, with first responders finding passengers covered in fuel and in urgent need of medical assistance. 'Patients were decontaminated prior to being transported to the hospital. There were 15 souls on board the aircraft, including the pilot,' Andrew Halter from Gloucester County Emergency Management said. 'The pilot was reportedly in an ascent at that point, and again reported some engine trouble, and that's when he was trying to circle back to make it back down onto the ground but was unable to do so,' Mr Halter said. Local outlet 6abc reported that 14 people, including the pilot, were hospitalised, but a 15th person refused medical assistance. Residents from the area told the outlet that planes come in low, close to houses, sharing safety concerns. 'Some of them planes come so close down to our house that it's crazy. I have kids in there. Who knows if they're going to crash into our house,' one resident said. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B was reportedly owned by a private company and leased to Skydive Cross Keys. The National Transportation Safety Board are now investigating.
Daily Mirror
03-07-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Skydiving plane careers off runway and crashes into woods leaving 15 injured
Injuries varied from minor to critical, with the plane suffering severe damage. Some passengers, drenched in jet fuel, required decontamination prior to hospital admission Fifteen people have been rushed to hospital following a skydiving plane crash after the aircraft reported engine trouble post takeoff, authorities have confirmed. The horror crash happened at around 5:30pm local time on Wednesday July 2 at Cross Keys Airport, approximately 21 miles southeast of Philadelphia, as per the Federal Aviation Administration. It inolved a single-engine Cessna 208B, carrying 15 passengers. "The plane did try to circle back and attempt a landing we are told but was unsuccessful in that attempt," stated Andrew Halter from Gloucester County Emergency Management during a press briefing on Wednesday evening. Injuries varied from minor to critical, with the plane suffering severe damage, according to Halter. Some passengers, drenched in jet fuel, required decontamination prior to hospital admission. Halter added: "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." Aerial footage revealed the crashed plane in woodland, surrounded by scattered debris. Fire engines and other emergency vehicles were seen attending the scene, reports the Mirror US. Three individuals have been rushed to the trauma centre at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, whilst another eight people are receiving care for less significant injuries, according to spokesperson Wendy A. Marano. Four more patients with "minimal injuries" awaits evaluation, added Wendy A. Marano, she could not specify the types of injuries sustained. Hospital staff from Cooper's EMS and trauma department have been deployed to the crash scene, she confirmed. The National Transportation Safety Board revealed on social media that it has commenced an investigation into the incident. In a post on X they wrote: "NTSB is investigating Wednesday's crash of a Cessna 208 airplane near Cross Keys, New Jersey. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
New Indian Express
03-07-2025
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- New Indian Express
Skydiving plane goes off New Jersey runway and crashes into woods, 15 people injured
NEW JERSEY: Fifteen people were taken to the hospital after a skydiving aircraft radioed it was having engine trouble after takeoff and crashed on landing near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday, according to authorities. 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.
