Learjet 60 business jet crashes in Florida, killing all nine on board

Summary

A Learjet 60 business jet crashed on Sunday, November 1, in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, according to US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and several news reports. The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration as cited by The Hindu. Reports differ on the exact crash site: Le Monde places it near Cresthaven, a neighborhood in Palm Beach County, while Al Jazeera places it in Greenacres, near West Palm Beach. NPR reported that the jet nosedived and erupted into a fireball near a busy roadway, The Hindu described a fiery crater, and CBC reported that a federal investigator said Monday the jet likely started breaking apart before it hit the ground. CBC also reported that the nine dead included a couple, their two young children and a 20-year-old pilot. Bloomberg published video showing the aftermath of the crash.

Timeline

1. Hindustan Times

   1 Nov 2026, 21:37 UTCSource ↗

   Hindustan Times reports that a Learjet 60 business jet crashed in Florida, killing all 9 people on board, after departing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.

2. Le Monde

   1 Nov 2026, 22:13 UTCSource ↗

   Le Monde reports that nine people were killed when a Learjet 60 crashed near Cresthaven, a neighborhood in Palm Beach County, after departing Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas, and that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed all nine on board died.

3. Al Jazeera

   1 Nov 2026, 23:29 UTCSource ↗

   Al Jazeera reports that nine people were dead after a private jet travelling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed in Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, Florida.

4. Bloomberg

   1 Nov 2026, 23:50 UTCSource ↗

   Bloomberg reports that nine people on board a Learjet flying from Austin to the Bahamas were killed when it crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, and publishes video of the aftermath.

5. The Straits Times

   2 Nov 2026, 02:42 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports, citing US transportation officials, that a Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board.

6. NPR

   2 Nov 2026, 06:13 UTCSource ↗

   NPR reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all nine people died aboard a business jet that nosedived and erupted into a fireball near a busy roadway in South Florida after departing Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas.

7. The Hindu

   2 Nov 2026, 16:33 UTCSource ↗

   The Hindu reports, citing the Federal Aviation Administration, that the aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas for the Bahamas, and that the crash into a South Florida neighbourhood left a fiery crater and killed all nine on board.

8. CBC

   2 Nov 2026, 16:48 UTCSource ↗

   CBC reports that the nine dead included a couple, two young children and a 20-year-old pilot, and that a federal investigator said Monday the business jet likely started breaking apart before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball.