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All nine on board Learjet killed in Florida plane crash near Trump's resort home

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Blackburn, G. (2026, November 2). All nine on board Learjet killed in Florida plane crash near Trump's resort home. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/all-nine-on-board-learjet-killed-in-florida-plane-crash-near-trumps-resort-home

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Euronews · collected 2026-11-02 · by Gavin Blackburn

Quick Summary

A Learjet 60 crashed near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board. The crash occurred less than 11 kilometres from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort home, though Trump was not at the scene when it happened; he had departed earlier for Air Force One. Weather conditions were reported to include moderate turbulence and ice accumulation before the aircraft declared an emergency due to a rapid descent.
Written by AI on 2026-11-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A Learjet 60 private jet crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, on Sunday, November 1, killing all nine people on board. The plane had departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was heading for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas when it suddenly nosedived at speeds exceeding its design limits. Videos circulating on social media showed a massive fireball upon impact near residential areas. Air traffic control recordings revealed the pilot's last words: "We’re descending 8,000 - mayday, mayday." The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.

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Topics

Air Force One Cresthaven Florida Learjet Palm Beach County

Subjects

Palm Beach County GPE · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× Florida GPE · 3× Cresthaven GPE · 2× Austin GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Duffy PERSON · 1× Sean Duffy PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1× Transportation ORG · 1×

Narrative

Trump had been at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday but departed from the nearby and newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport shortly after he boarded Air Force One at 11:55 am (1755 CET), about an hour before the Learjet crash.
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🔮 The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate" the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

The crash occurred near Cresthaven, a neighbourhood in Palm Beach County that is less than 11 kilometres from Trump's resort home Mar-a-Lago. asserted
that → occur → home
A Learjet plummeted into a neighbourhood in southern Florida miles from US President Donald Trump's resort home on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, officials said. asserted
officials → plummet → board
Several unverified clips posted to social media depicting the deadly crash showed an aircraft nearly vertical slamming at high speed into the ground, creating a large fireball and leaving a flaming crater near a busy roadside. uncertain
aircraft → post → roadside
"Today's plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida is a horrific tragedy," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement, confirming that all nine people on the aircraft were killed. asserted
people → say → aircraft
Duffy said the plane, a Learjet 60, had departed from Austin, Texas and was headed for the Bahamas. asserted
plane → say → Bahamas
The crash occurred near Cresthaven, a neighbourhood in Palm Beach County that is less than 11 kilometres from Trump's resort home Mar-a-Lago. asserted
that → occur → home
"Obviously this is a cataclysmic plane crash," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters near the scene. asserted
DeSantis → tell → scene
"It looked like a missile going down," he said, adding there were no reports of anyone on the ground being injured. asserted
he → look → ground
Trump had been at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday but departed from the nearby and newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport shortly after he boarded Air Force One at 11:55 am (1755 CET), about an hour before the Learjet crash. asserted
he → depart → crash
The plane came down near the entrance to a mobile home park, Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores said, noting about 600 residents were evacuated and relocated to shelters. " asserted
residents → come → shelters
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate" the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. asserted
Administration → investigate → statement
Storms had been reported in the area. asserted
Storms → report → area
Trump carried an umbrella as he boarded Air Force One. asserted
he → carry → Force
In an audio recording posted to air traffic website liveatc.net, someone in the cockpit can be heard reporting "moderate turbulence" and saying the crew was "managing the ice." asserted
crew → post → ice
The person said the plane was "picking up precipitation" and needed "to climb" shortly before saying: "Mayday, mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute." asserted
we → say → minute
Seconds later, the person said they were "declaring an emergency" as the plane descended 20,000 feet per minute. asserted
plane → say → minute
"We're going to crash into the ground," the person said, shortly before communications stopped. asserted
communications → go → ground
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