PHILADELPHIA — As federal investigators continue examining the medical transport plane crash that devastated a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood earlier this year, new details are emerging about one of its youngest survivors — 9-year-old Ramesses Vazquez Viana, who suffered life-threatening burns in the aftermath of the impact.

The crash, which killed all six people aboard the Learjet and two people on the ground, left at least two dozen others injured. Among them was Ramesses, who was inside a vehicle that caught fire moments after the aircraft hit the neighborhood near Cottman Avenue.

Yahaira Morales said she received a frantic phone call from her best friend just minutes after the crash. Standing near the intersection where the plane went down, her friend described seeing “a little boy on fire” and wanting to help him.

“She told me she wanted to run to him, but her husband stopped her because there were flames and thick smoke everywhere,” Morales said. At the time, none of them knew the child was Morales’ own nephew.

According to family members, Ramesses managed to pull himself from the burning vehicle. Despite severe burns, they say he somehow gave first responders his mother’s name, number, and address before losing consciousness.

His aunt, Grace Vazquez Viana, called it “unbelievable strength,” adding, “How do you walk out of a fire in that condition and still remember a phone number? It’s something remarkable.”

Ramesses was first taken to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, then transferred by helicopter to a Boston children’s burn center, where he remained in critical condition and sedated for months.

The family said distance made the ordeal even harder.

“As family, we stick together. Not being able to be there every day was painful,” Morales said.

Ramesses loves riding his bike, playing football, and spending time outdoors with his siblings and cousins — the everyday life his family hopes he can return to someday. Doctors have told the family he will require numerous procedures in the future.

“We know he’ll need extensive care and many surgeries,” Morales said. “But we believe he’ll get up again. We believe he’ll be with us soon.”

In October, nearly six months after the crash, Ramesses celebrated his 10th birthday inside Shriners Children’s Boston. His mother, Jamie Vazquez Viana, who remained at his bedside every day, said the moment was emotional but hopeful.

Ramesses has undergone 42 surgeries so far, and doctors estimate burns covered 90 percent of his body. Through months of treatment, Jamie focused on every small sign of progress — whether he could hear, see, move his fingers, or wiggle his toes.

Then came a milestone the family had been praying for: Ramesses spoke for the first time since the crash.

“Hi, everybody. I love you,” he said softly.

“I cried,” Jamie recalled. “Many people cried with me that day.”

Ramesses has now been transferred to Weisman Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton, New Jersey, bringing him significantly closer to home for the first time since the crash.

Physical therapists say they’ve already seen encouraging steps: learning to climb stairs, sit up on his own, stand with support, and take early steps again.

“The first day you were here, you couldn’t do that,” one therapist told him during a recent session, praising his progress.

The January crash claimed the lives of Ramesses’ father and his father’s girlfriend. Ramesses survived, but his mother says he vividly remembers the final moments.

“He said he remembers two big booms,” Jamie said. “He tried to help his dad, but he couldn’t. His dad told him to get out and said, ‘I love you.’ And Ramesses told him, ‘I love you back.’”

Today, nearly ten months later, the boy who once fled a burning vehicle sits upright during therapy, speaking softly but confidently in his first on-camera interview. He says he is grateful to still be alive.

“I feel happy that I’m able to still do the things I do,” he said, glancing at his mother. “I think she’s going to cry.”

Ramesses also shared a message for others enduring difficult times.

“I want them to know they’re not alone,” he said. “Even when you can’t hear anything, help is there.”

Jamie says her son hopes to be home by Christmas. Although his treatment will continue in Boston for future procedures, doctors say his rehabilitation is moving in the right direction.