Jet from Texas carrying 9 people crashes near homes in Palm Beach, Florida, FAA says
Federal investigators are examining the cause after the jet broke apart on impact and all nine people aboard were killed, officials said.
- On Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, a Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, erupting into a massive fireball.
- The Bahamas-bound jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
- First responders, including Greenacres Fire Rescue, were dispatched near Cresthaven, Military Trail, and 10th Avenue North, while The Palm Beach County Sheriff closed all lanes in the area.
- Video of the crash showed the aircraft nose-diving from the sky before erupting into flames, as authorities continue updating details from the developing scene.
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In a plane crash in the U.S. state of Florida, all nine occupants of a Learjet were killed, and the plane crashed over a residential area.
Business jet carrying 9 people crashed in Florida neighborhood, erupting in a massive fireball
West Palm Beach, Nov 02: A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway, creating a giant fiery crater in the pavement. It was not immediately known if anyone on the Learjet 60 or on the ground in the Palm Beach County neighborhood was injured or killed. The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom Interna…
Before the crash, the crew reported icing and severe turbulence.
9 people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
CHICAGO >> A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, U.S. transportation officials said.
Nine people were killed in the crash of a private jet in the U.S. state of Florida. Learjet 60 on the way from Austin in Texas to the Bahamas crashed on Sunday in Palm Beach County, as Minister of Transport Sean Duffy reported. All nine people on board the plane were killed. Duffy spoke of a "fearable tragedy." The accident occurred at 12.50 local time (18.50 CET) near Cresthaves, a community in Palm Beach County. The US aviation authority FAA r…
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