Skydiving Plane Crashes Off Runway in New Jersey, At Least 5 Hospitalized

A skydiving airplane carrying 15 of us on board veered off the tip of a runway and crashed proper right into a wooded house in New Jersey — leaving plenty of of us injured.

In accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration, a minimal of 5 of the 15 passengers on board the Cessna 208B had been taken to the hospital with accidents. The Gloucester County Office of Emergency Administration referred to the crash as a “mass casualty incident” on their Fb.

The Nationwide Transportation Safety Board’s report for the incident said when the pilot was coming back from her fifth skydive of the day, the aircraft went off the runway all through landing.

In accordance with the NTSB report, the flare appeared insufficient, the nostril landing gear collapsed and the airplane took on substantial hurt to the engine mounts.

CBS Info experiences the airplane was involved in an incident in July 2023 in Suffolk, Virginia.

The FAA is on scene investigating the crash.