The aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration said was a Learjet 55 executive aircraft with two people aboard, crashed around 2330 GMT into a densely-populated district of the city with homes, shops and busy roads.
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy meanwhile said there were “reportedly” six people aboard the plane.
“We are offering all resources as (emergency services) respond to the small private plane crash in Northeast Philly,“ Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro wrote on X.
The crash in the east coast US city came just two days after a passenger jet and military helicopter collided off Washington's Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century.
The Learjet that crashed was an aircraft used to transport medical patients, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
Dozens of first responders were on the scene outside Roosevelt Mall, a strip mall with retailers and food outlets.
“Major incident near Cottman and Bustelton Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia across from Roosevelt Mall. Roads closed in area including parts of Roosevelt Boulevard. Avoid area,“ the city’s emergency management office wrote
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