Nine killed as business jet crashes into Florida neighbourhood

Summary

A Learjet carrying nine people crashed into a residential neighbourhood in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing everyone on board. The jet came down in the Cresthaven neighbourhood, less than 11 kilometres (about eight miles) from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, and left a large crater on the ground. Dashcam and video footage captured the moment the aircraft hit the street and erupted into flames. Aviation authorities will investigate. Investigators say the plane may have broken apart before the crash, and the National Transportation Safety Board believes weather could have been a factor, but it is too early to determine the cause.

Timeline

1. ABC

   1 Nov 2026, 21:56 UTCSource ↗

   ABC reports that a small private jet carrying nine people crashed into a southern Florida neighbourhood, killing all nine aboard, and that video captured the moment of the crash.

2. Financial Times

   1 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTCSource ↗

   The Financial Times reports that nine people were killed when a Learjet plunged into a street about eight miles from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, and that aviation authorities will investigate.

3. Euronews

   2 Nov 2026, 07:15 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that dashcam footage captured a private jet crashing into a Florida neighbourhood and erupting into flames, killing all nine people on board.

4. Euronews

   2 Nov 2026, 07:15 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews's video section reports that dashcam footage captured a private jet crashing into a Florida neighbourhood and erupting into flames, killing all nine people on board.

5. Euronews

   2 Nov 2026, 07:30 UTCSource ↗

   Euronews reports that all nine people on board the Learjet were killed in a crash near Cresthaven, a Palm Beach County neighbourhood less than 11 kilometres from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort home.

6. DW

   2 Nov 2026, 07:46 UTCSource ↗

   DW reports that a Learjet crashed near a busy road in a residential neighbourhood in Palm Beach County, leaving all nine people on board dead and a large crater on the ground.

7. France 24

   2 Nov 2026, 15:33 UTCSource ↗

   France 24 reports that nine people were killed on Sunday when a Learjet plummeted into a neighbourhood in southern Florida, just miles from Mar-a-Lago, officials said.

8. BBC

   3 Nov 2026, 00:08 UTCSource ↗

   The BBC reports that investigators believe the plane may have broken apart ahead of the deadly Florida jet crash, and that the National Transportation Safety Board thinks weather could have been a factor but says it is too early to determine the cause.