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Nine people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say

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Reuters. (2026, November 2). Nine people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041567/nine-people-dead-in-learjet-crash-in-south-florida-officials-say

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On Sunday afternoon, a Learjet crashed in Lake Worth Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board. The private jet had departed from Austin, Texas, and was en route to the Bahamas when it went down amid heavy weather conditions. Videos showed the plane crashing next to a road and exploding into flames; officials reported hearing distress calls indicating rapid descent before impact.
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A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed into a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, on Sunday afternoon around 12:50 p.m., resulting in a massive fireball. The crash site is approximately eight miles from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump, who was not present at the time. According to officials, all nine individuals aboard the plane were killed. The jet had departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and was en route to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas when it crashed. There are no reports of injuries on the ground.

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Bombardier FAA Florida Learjet Palm Beach County

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Bombardier ORG · 2× FAA ORG · 2× Florida GPE · 2× Palm Beach County GPE · 2× Bahamas GPE · 1× Lake Worth Beach GPE · 1× Learjet ORG · 1× Ron DeSantis PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× the Federal Aviation Administration ORG · 1×

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An audio recording from a Miami air traffic control centre posted on LiveATC, a site that broadcasts air traffic control communications, captured the plane’s final moments before the crash in unusual detail.
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A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said. asserted
officials → crash → board
The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. asserted
Administration → take → statement
Videos on social media showed the jet slamming into the ground next to a road and exploding. asserted
jet → show → road
“It was a big-time tragedy that happened,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference near the crash site in Lake Worth Beach. asserted
DeSantis → happen → Beach
“When you see that video, it’s a jarring thing. asserted
it → see → video
It was like a missile coming down, and a massive explosion, debris going everywhere.” asserted
debris → come → missile
The National Transportation Safety Board said it had launched an investigation into the crash, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called a “horrific tragedy”. asserted
Duffy → say → which
FAA records list the Bombardier-made Learjet 60’s owner as a Delaware corporation. asserted
records → list → corporation
Canada-based Bombardier said it would fully support the investigation and cooperate as needed. asserted
it → base → investigation
The crash left a “massive crater” by the road near the entrance to a mobile home park, Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores said at the news conference. asserted
Flores → leave → conference
About 600 people were being evacuated from the area and relocated to two shelters in the county, Flores said. asserted
Flores → evacuate → county
Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms were occurring in the area at the time, forecaster AccuWeather said in a statement. asserted
AccuWeather → occur → statement
An audio recording from a Miami air traffic control centre posted on LiveATC, a site that broadcasts air traffic control communications, captured the plane’s final moments before the crash in unusual detail. asserted
that → post → detail
At first, someone in the plane’s cockpit reported to an air traffic controller that they were “managing the ice” but faced “moderate” turbulence and were seeking “better rides”. asserted
they → report → rides
Less than a minute later, the person said “Mayday, mayday”, reporting that the plane was suddenly descending at a rate of 10,000 feet per minute. asserted
plane → say → minute
Seconds later, the person said they were declaring an emergency, with the rate of descent accelerating to 20,000 feet per minute. asserted
rate → say → minute
Less than 20 seconds later, the person said: “We’re going to crash into the ground” before saying that the descent rate had reached 22,000 feet per minute as the plane started banking. asserted
plane → say → minute
About 35 seconds after the initial mayday announcement, the last thing heard from the cockpit was a rapidly spoken “We’re out of time”. asserted
We → hear → time
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said data showed the vertical descent rate at one point exceeded 32,000 feet per minute. asserted
rate → say → minute
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