A harrowing incident struck a community when a skydiving aircraft crashed at Cross Keys Airport, sending 14 people to the hospital after they were doused with jet fuel.
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This crash is part of a disturbing pattern of aviation incidents across America that continues to raise serious safety concerns about the operation of smaller aircraft.
The skydiving plane, a Cessna 208B, went down in a wooded area near the 1500 block of North Tuckahoe Road in Williamstown, Gloucester County, in New Jersey.
Emergency officials quickly declared it a mass casualty event as first responders arrived at a chaotic scene of injured skydivers and crew covered in aviation fuel.
Andrew Halter of Gloucester County Emergency Management confirmed the severity of the situation, saying, “Patients were decontaminated prior to being transported to the hospital. There were 15 souls on board in the aircraft, including the pilot.”
Of the 15 people aboard, 14 required medical attention, with three victims reportedly in critical condition and eight others suffering less severe injuries. One person remarkably refused treatment at the scene.
Emergency responders reported that the pilot had experienced engine trouble during ascent before attempting to return to the runway.
“The pilot was reportedly in an ascent at that point, and again reported some engine trouble, and that’s when he was trying to circle back to make it back down onto the ground but was unable to do so,” Halter explained.
“Some of them planes come so close down to our house that it’s crazy. I have kids in there. Who knows if they’re going to crash into our house,” a concerned local resident who lives near the airport said.
#BREAKING Plane crash near Cross Keys Airport in Williamstown, New Jersey, leaves 14 injured in a skydiving incident.
This incident adds to the airport's troubling safety record, which includes 13 non-fatal and 2 fatal accidents since its establishment. pic.twitter.com/strlUUdBru
— Breaking News (@TheNewsTrending) July 2, 2025
The crashed plane belongs to Arne Aviation LLC and was leased to Skydive Cross Keys, which ironically markets itself as the “happiest dropzone on the East Coast.”
Aviation expert Jason Matzus attributes the recent spate of crashes to “random clustering.”
This incident adds to a troubling series of aviation disasters across America in 2025.
Early this year, a deadly mid-air collision claimed multiple lives, while another recent crash involved a wealthy family in a Cessna 441 jet.
The federal government’s failure to address these ongoing safety concerns leaves many wondering where the FAA’s priorities truly lie.
As investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board begin examining the wreckage, many patriots are questioning whether the aviation regulatory system is focusing on the right priorities.
With American families increasingly concerned about the safety of small aircraft operations, it is time for federal agencies to refocus on their core mission of ensuring safe skies rather than pushing political agendas.
