Pilot Alan Montoya and co-pilot Jesús Juárez were at the controls of the Learjet 55 as they flew a young girl , who had just received “life-saving care” from a Philadelphia hospital, and her mother home to Mexico, according to the outlet Milenio.

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said a child patient and five other people were on the Learjet 55 when it plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff around 6:30 p.m