A plane crashed into a building in Bergen County, New Jersey, Monday afternoon, an official said.
NEW JERSEY (FOX 5 NEWS) – A jet crashed into a building in Bergen County, New Jersey, Monday afternoon, an official said.
The Learjet Model 35 crashed on approach to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport at about 3: 30 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It hit near a public workers building on Kero Road in Carlstadt at about 3: 30 p.m., according to the Bergen County Police Department. That is less than a mile from the airport. Several buildings caught fire, according to Carlstadt Police.
Two crew members are dead, Carlstadt Police said. No one else was on board.
Carlstadt Mayor Craig Lahullier said all of the town’s employees had left for the day, so no one on the ground was hurt.
The jet was heading from Philadelphia International Airport to Teterboro, the FAA said. A team from the FAA was heading to the site to investigate.
Several hours after the crash, Teterboro Airport reopened to departing flights but is closed to arriving flights until further notice, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.
Wind gusts of 30 mph were reported in the area at the time of the crash, but it is unknown if that was a factor.
Learjet Model 35 is a small business jet, which is crewed by a pilot and copilot and carries up to eight passengers.
With the AP.
