Medical jet's voice recorder likely wasn't working for years before Philadelphia crash
Those on the plane included an 11-year-old girl who had been receiving medical treatment at Shriners Children's Philadelphia hospital. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said the plane had been taking Valentina Guzmán Murillo and her 31-year-old mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, home to Mexico.
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Jet Rescue identified its team members as Dr. Raul Meza Arredondo, 41; the captain, Alan Montoya Perales, 46; the copilot, Josue de Jesus Juarez Juarez, 43; and paramedic Rodrigo Lopez Padilla, 41. All four were from Mexico.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy has said air traffic controllers didn't hear anything concerning before the crash.
According to the report, the recorder was recovered eight feet (2.4 meters) underground after the plane crashed and had significant damage, including exposure to liquids. After extensive cleaning and repairs, the agency discovered the 30-minute tape did not have any audio of the flight.
The high-impact crash left the plane highly fragmented, and a debris field that the NTSB on Thursday said was about 1,410 ft in length and 840 ft wide.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who visited the crash site with investigators, said that the aircraft came down at 'a very steep angle' and that the impact area was notably 'expansive.'
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City officials said the resulting fire and debris destroyed or significantly damaged more than a dozen homes and businesses.
Andrew Parker Felix, an Orlando, Florida-based lawyer, represents a man who was driving home from work when his SUV became engulfed in jet fuel from the crash. He said the man spent 11 days in an intensive care burn unit, enduring skin grafts.
'This is going to be a long road of recovery in front of him,' Felix said.
At least three other law firms have said they represent victims of the crash.
The crash was among a series of recent aviation disasters and close calls that left some people worried about the safety of flying. It came just two days after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair in Washington, D.C. — the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.
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