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ARTICLE VIEW:
Skydiving plane with 15 people onboard goes off runway at New Jersey
airport, injuring multiple people
By Alexandra Skores, Dalia Faheid, CNN
Updated:
10:13 PM EDT, Wed July 2, 2025
Source: CNN
A skydiving plane with 15 people onboard went off the end of a runway
at a New Jersey airport Wednesday evening, resulting in multiple
injuries, authorities said.
The pilot reported engine trouble as the Cessna 208B ascended before
crashing into the woods at Cross Keys Airport, southeast of
Philadelphia, around 5:30 p.m. local time, according to Andrew Halter
of the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management.
The pilot tried to circle back and attempt to land the plane but was
unsuccessful, he said at a news conference Wednesday evening.
Passengers sustained injuries varying from minor to critical, Halter
said. Many passengers who were covered in jet fuel were decontaminated
before being taken to the hospital, he said.
Fourteen people from the plane were taken to local hospitals, including
three who were taken by helicopter in critical condition, according to
Halter.
“It’s amazing that at this point there are no fatalities
reported,” Halter 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.”
Helicopter video from CNN affiliate showed multiple stretchers being
wheeled out of the woods to medical evacuation helicopters.
Flight tracking data from FlightRadar24 indicates the plane was
dropping rapidly at a rate of 3,008 feet per minute shortly before the
tracking data ceased.
The aircraft involved belonged to a Virginia company and is being
leased by a skydiving center in Monroe Township, according to
authorities. It was involved in a 2023 incident in which the nose gear
collapsed during landing due to a pilot error, according to from the
National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the incident.
The aircraft sustained extensive damage, and ongoing investigations
will determine the exact cause of the crash, according to Halter.
The crash site is under investigation by the Monroe Township Police
Department, Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, the FAA and the ,
authorities said.
Once the investigation has concluded, the aircraft will be removed from
the crash site and contaminants on the ground will be cleaned,
authorities said.
CNN’s Danya Gainor contributed to this report.
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