Overview
- The estates of Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo and Lizeth Murillo Osuna filed the case in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas, accusing Med Jets, also known as Jet Rescue, of carelessness, negligence and recklessness.
- A Learjet 55 bound for Tijuana crashed less than a minute after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, killing six aboard and two people on the ground and injuring more than 20 near Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue.
- The NTSB has said the cockpit voice recorder did not capture the flight and that no distress calls were made, with the investigation ongoing and a final report expected within one to two years.
- The complaint cites alleged failures in routine maintenance of the over-40-year-old aircraft and notes a prior fatal crash involving the operator in Mexico in 2023.
- A Mexican insurer for Med Jets has asked a federal court to oversee limited payouts under a $10 million policy, as officials reported 343 homes damaged or impacted and more than $2.5 million in city response costs.