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Learjet Crash at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport Kills 2 Pilots

Learjet Crash at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport Kills 2 Pilots

The aircraft involved in the crash was a LearJet 35A with registration N452DA. (Brendan Grainger‏ @S118869)

Tuesday, 16 May 2017 07:46 AM EDT

A Learjet crashed on its approach to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Monday afternoon, killing the two pilots, the only ones aboard, and sparking fires that could be seen from New York City.

The twin-engine Learjet 35 departed Philadelphia and went down at 3:30 p.m. EDT about a quarter-mile from the airport in northern New Jersey, Reuters reported the FAA as saying.

Carlstadt Police Sergeant John Cleary told reporters the plane hit one building in an industrial or manufacturing area, skidded across a parking lot and broke apart. The flaming debris then set a second building on fire, he said.

“The plane was seen listing to its left side, so obviously there was some sort of malfunction,” Cleary said.

Carlstadt Police Department Sergeant Scott Jordan said two pilots had been killed. No passengers were aboard and Jordan had no information on the status of anyone on the ground.

The area around the fire scene was crowded with police and rescue equipment as smoke poured from a building still on fire. Some vehicles were also damaged on the ground at the crash site.

The FAA said it was sending a team to the site, and the National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the crash.

Teterboro Airport closed because of the crash, it said in a statement.

Flight data compiled by FlightAware, a website that tracks plane movements, said the Learjet 35 had started the day at Teterboro. It flew to Massachusetts before flying to Philadelphia.

The plane’s registered owner is A&C Big Sky Aviation LLC in Billings, Montana. Attempts to reach the company for comment were unsuccessful.

The National Weather Service said strong winds had been reported in the area.

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A Learjet crashed on its approach to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on Monday afternoon, killing the two pilots, the only ones aboard, and sparking fires that could be seen from New York City.
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