An aircraft carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach, Florida, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the accident, the agency said, according to CNN. The accident occurred near Military Trail, between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, according to a statement from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
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The aircraft was a Learjet 60 en route to the Bahamas from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to the FAA. The aircraft descended 27,000 feet in one minute, shortly before flight tracking data was lost, according to CNN.
WATCH: Dashcam video captures the crash of a $2 million Learjet 60 (N722BD) in Palm Springs, Florida. https://t.co/8jmiOMG9ys
— Scope Report (@ScopeReport_) November 1, 2026
This is the moment a Learjet 60 slammed into the ground in Greenacres this afternoon, erupting into a fireball. Flight tracking shows it came from Austin, TX before a rapid descent near Military Trail. Local reports say it hit a mobile home area. Investigation ongoing. #PalmBeach #Aviation #PlaneCrash #Florida
— Greg Madden (@GregMaddenUSMC) November 1, 2026
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