In brief
A Learjet 60 carrying nine passengers crashed into a residential neighborhood in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. local time, killing all aboard. The crash, described by officials as catastrophic, has prompted an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. No ground casualties were reported and preliminary statements from state and federal officials emphasize the high‑speed impact and subsequent explosion.
A Learjet 60 carrying nine passengers crashed into a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. local time, killing all aboard, according to a report published by Al Jazeera and corroborated by CoastTV and AOL news outlets.
The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified, and the Federal Aviation Administration is on its way to the scene to support the investigation, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on X.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, speaking from the crash site, said there were no injuries on the ground and described the impact as "cataclysmic," noting the aircraft entered the airspace at a steep angle and exploded after hitting the road.
Audio captured from the aircraft’s cockpit by LiveATC.net, which is being used as evidence, shows the pilot discussing “manageable” ice problems before later reporting the plane was rapidly losing altitude; the crew then reportedly said, “We’re going to crash into the ground.”
CoastTV reported that the Learjet 60 was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas and that the airplane fell merely meters from homes and cars before the high‑speed impact. The report added that no ground casualties had been reported so far.
AP‑News coverage, relayed through NewsNation, confirms that all passengers died in the crash and that the jet became a near‑vertical nose‑down dive into the neighborhood, leaving a pronounced crater on the side of the road.
