• AItoothbrush
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    610 hours ago

    Well if fucking planes falling out the sky isnt a signal idk what is.

  • misterdoctor
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    1013 hours ago

    One patient on board had received care at Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, the hospital said. The child and their mother were returning home to Mexico, according to Shriner’s.

    Excited to see if the country has a measured response to this news

  • FilthyHands
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    3418 hours ago

    Fuck, a local one. My first job was at this mall 20+ years ago. It’s a cloudy, rainy night. The direction I assume they were going, they missed 2 big parking lots and the mall itself, and either hit in the middle of Cottman ave or directly into the rowhomes. This was a medical taxi flight with a patient, med crew and family aboard. 6 dead so far. I wouldn’t be surprised if the number rises from ground casualties. I’m in disbelief right now. The sky is falling. I don’t even know what to say, just thinking of the victims.

    • @Death_Equity
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      Number of victims is not clear. Media has reported 6 on-board, officials have said 2.

      • @jordanlund
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        MSNBC just reported 6. But then it hit multiple buildings as well.

        Edit MSNBC reporting: Air Ambulance flight. 4 crew, 1 pediatric patient, and the patients escort.

        Patient was a young girl from Mexico who had completed treatment and was headed home.

  • metaStatic
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    2017 hours ago

    Everything just fallin’ out of the sky over there now, huh.

  • @jordanlund
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    Out of curiosity’s sake:

    https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/airplane-crashes/

    “preliminary estimates of the total number of accidents involving a U.S. registered civilian aircraft increased from 1,220 in 2021 to 1,277 in 2022. The number of civil aviation deaths decreased from 373 in 2021 to 358 in 2022.”

    https://www.newsweek.com/plane-crash-statistics-american-airlines-2023691

    “According to the NTSB, there were 1,017 non-fatal and 199 fatal plane crashes in 2023 among the over 48 million flight hours clocked in that year.”

    So, around 1,200 crashes a year, 23 a week.

    Must be a lot of crashes we just don’t hear about.

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      Most of them are General Aviation (GA) accidents. Those are smaller private planes.

      According to the 2019 US data (NTSB), Part 121 (Commercial Jets) accounted for 2 fatal accidents, Part 135 (Rental/Private jet) accounted for 13 fatal accidents, and GA accounted for 233 fatal accidents.

      This results in a fatal accident split of 0.8% for Commercial, 5% for Private, and 94% GA.

    • @[email protected]
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      My uncle was a pilot and ran his little plane off the end of the runway. That counted as a crash.

  • aramis87
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    1017 hours ago

    ABC Philly is saying:

    A large fire burned in the wake of the crash, prompting a significant response. Vehicles, homes and even people in the area could be seen on fire.

    The Philadelphia Fire Department advised residents to avoid the area of Calvert and St. Vincent streets.

  • @solrize
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    818 hours ago

    Small private plane, details still in flux.

    • @Death_Equity
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      Not a Cessna single engine piston plane, those crash often. It was a twin engine jet. Still in the “private plane” category, but it is a a more serious plane that requires a lot more experience to fly.