Alert: New Jersey- Learjet Crashes at Near Teterboro Airport (May 15, 2017)

May 15, 2017

Teterboro Airport, in New Jersey, is currently closed due to a small plane crash. The crash took place at 3:30 p.m. while on approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro.

According to ABC News:

A small plane crashed this afternoon in an industrial area in the northern New Jersey town of Carlstadt, police say.

The Federal Aviation Administration said a Learjet 35 that was en route from Philadelphia International Airport to New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport crashed at 3:30 p.m. while on approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro.

The plane went down in a residential area about a quarter of a mile from the airport, the FAA said.

A Learjet 35 can hold up to eight passengers but it is unclear how many people were on board.

The FAA is heading to the scene.

Teterboro Airport has been closed.

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