A skydiving plane with 15 people onboard went off the end of a runway at a New Jersey airport Wednesday evening, resulting in multiple injuries, authorities said.
The pilot reported engine trouble as the Cessna 208B ascended before crashing into the woods at Cross Keys Airport, southeast of Philadelphia, around 5:30 p.m. local time, according to Andrew Halter of the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management.
The pilot tried to circle back and attempt to land the plane but was unsuccessful, he said at a news conference Wednesday evening.
Passengers sustained injuries varying from minor to critical, Halter said. Many passengers who were covered in jet fuel were decontaminated before being taken to the hospital, he said.
