Overview
- Emergency crews responded after a small two-seat plane came down in Fluehr Park in the Torresdale section of Northeast Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon.
- Philadelphia Fire Department officials said both occupants were extricated and taken to a hospital in serious condition after the crash.
- Police initially reported the pilot tried to land in the park after a reported loss of power and struck a tree near Grant and Torresdale avenues.
- Fuel leaking from the aircraft led to a hazmat response, and officials said there was no fire as the incident was placed under control at about 4:06 p.m.
- The FAA identified the aircraft as a Lancair 235 registered to an owner in Tennessee, and agencies on scene said the cause remains under investigation.