FAA: Learjet crashes on landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey
FAA: Learjet crashes on landing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, A small plane on Monday crashed on approach near Teterboro Airport in New Jersey killing two pilots and sparking fires at two buildings that could be seen from New York, the Federal Aviation Administration and local police said.
The FAA said the Learjet 35 departed Philadelphia and went down at 3:30 p.m. local time about a quarter mile from the airport in a residential area in northern New Jersey on approach to Runway One.
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.
