The NTSB has located the cockpit voice recorder of a Learjet 55 aircraft that crashed in Philadelphia Friday evening.

A plane crashed into a residential neighborhood near the Roosevelt Mall Friday evening causing an explosion, setting many homes ablaze and sending debris flying.

The spate of recent aviation disasters and close calls have people worried about the safety of flying.

Staffed by specially trained medical personnel, the aircraft are "essentially flying ambulances," according ... but fixed-wing planes such as the Learjet are ideal for use because they can take ...

O n Friday, January 31st, a Learjet 55 being utilized as an air ambulance crashed in northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The 43 year old Learjet 55 was in the care of Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that was leaving Northeast Philadelphia Airport (KPNE) ...

"There's always rockets coming in and stuff like that, then I see things flying." The Northeast Philadelphia ... The jet was a Learjet 55, which is known as "Longhorn" and was first manufactured ...

The airplane versions fly longer distances between airports. Helicopters make up 74% of all air ambulances, according to the GAO report. The Philadelphia crash involved a Learjet 55, a small ...

They are essentially flying ICUs, carrying life-support equipment ... The crashed aircraft was an adapted Learjet 55, designed for high-speed, long-distance medical transport.