Crime & Safety

300+ Homes Damaged In PA Plane Crash, Missing Woman Found Safe: New Updates

Officials have more than 340 homes were impacted by Friday's deadly crash in Northeast Philadelphia.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine the impact site of Friday's plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine the impact site of Friday's plane crash in Northeast Philadelphia. (National Transportation Safety Board)

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia woman has been found after family members had not heard from her after last week's plane crash in Northeast Philly.

According to Action News, Sarah Stepp, 47, was found safe after her sister had not been in contact with her following the tragedy.

Six people on the plane died in the crash. They are Lizaeth Murillo Osuna, 31; Valentina Guzman Murillo, 11; Capt. Alan Alejandro Montoya Perales; co-pilot Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez; Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo; and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla.

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The plane was flying out of the Northeast Philadelphia Airport to Springfield, Missouri, with a final destination in Mexico, where all six resided.

According to information released by Shriners Children’s, the patient had received care from Shriners Children's Philadelphia and was being transported back to her home.

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A seventh person who was in a vehicle on the ground was also killed.

Philadelphia officials said 24 people have been confirmed hurt in the crash. Four of those people are hospitalized, and two of them are in critical condition, the mayor said Monday. Their identities have not been released by officials.

Action News reports authorities said 343 homes were impacted in some way by the crash.

United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy visited the crash site Monday. During a news conference following his visit, he said he was struck by the size and shape of the impact site, which shows the plane hit the ground nearly head on.

A representative for the National Transportation Safety Board said investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder, also known as the "black box," of the Learjet 55 that crashed at 6:06 p.m. Friday. The black box was found at the site of initial impact, at a depth of 8 feet, officials said. Also recovered was the airplane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system, which could also contain flight data.

Investigators also recovered both of the plane's engines, while wreckage recovery continues Monday.

Wreckage will be sent to a secure location in Delaware for further examination, while the black box and enhanced ground proximity warning system will be sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, DC for evaluation.

The NTSB is asking anyone with video or imagery from the crash to email their footage to witness@ntsb.gov.

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