Learjet 55 Longhorn crash, Jan 31, 2025 (8 killed), Phila...
Learjet 55 Longhorn accident on January 31, 2025 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: NTSB file (August 2026,...
- Date: January 31, 2025
- Aircraft: Learjet 55 Longhorn
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB file (August 2026, ERA25MA106): cause not determined. Pitch trim was 3.97 degrees when it should have been about 5.5 degrees for takeoff, both engines were at takeoff power and the aircraft reached 242 kt. There was no flight data recorder, the CVR was not recording, and somatogravic illusion and automation management issues were considered.
A Learjet 55 air ambulance crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood about a minute after takeoff, starting fires. All six aboard and two people on the ground died.