A skydiving trip went horribly awry when a small-engine plane crashed at a New Jersey airport, with multiple reported casualties and at least one person still trapped inside the wreckage.
The Cessna 208B carrying 15 people went off the end of the runway while leaving Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown on Wednesday around 5:30pm, the FAA told the Daily Mail.
Horrifying video shows victims being rolled from the scene on stretchers, with at least five victims headed to the Cooper University Hospital in Camden, roughly 20 miles away.
Five medical transport helicopters were also deployed to urgently assist the injured. Emergency efforts are still underway.
Authorities told Channel2Now five people are in critical condition, while three others are in serious, but stable condition.
One passenger is still trapped in the plane, which is reportedly leaking about 50 gallons of dangerous jet fuel, according to the outlet.
The public is urged to remain clear of the area as authorities work to mitigate the danger. It is unclear what caused the plane crash.
The FAA said the Cessna 208B when it derailed from the airport’s runway.
The aircraft carrying 15 people went off the runway on Wednesday
Cross Keys Airport is a small and privately-owned airport that primarily caters to private and recreational flyers. It only has one 3,500-foot long runway
Gloucester County Emergency Management confirmed the harrowing incident in a Facebook post, writing it is a ‘multi-agency mass casualty incident.’
The Washington Township Fire Department is assisting units from Monroe Township in their response efforts.
The FAA is actively investigating the crash.
Cross Keys Airport is a small and privately-owned airport that primarily caters to private and recreational flyers. It only has one 3,500-foot long runway.
There is also a skydiving operation, Skydive Cross Keys, running out of the airport. The Cessna 208B was a skydiving aircraft.
A person who answered the phone at Cross Keys Airport told The Associated Press he had no information and referred questions to Skydive Cross Keys.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the airport and the FAA for comment.
