NTSB: Philadelphia plane highly fragmented, debris field stretches four or five blocks
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Philadelphia officials say a total of seven people have died and at least 19 people are injured after a medical transport plane carrying a pediatric patient, her mother, and four crew members crashed into a neighborhood Friday night.
The crash erupted into a fireball and engulfed nearby homes and cars in flames.
The NTSB is conducting further investigation.
In a Saturday evening update, officials with the NTSB provided a brief amount of information, stating the flight climbed to about 1,500 feet, made a slight right turn, then left turn, then went into a steep descent, before making a high impact crash. They added the plane is highly fragmented and the debris field is four or five blocks.
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