# Nine die as Learjet crashes in Florida residential area, displacing residents

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/private-jet-with-9-people-on-board-crashes-just-miles-from-mar-a-lago/
- Published: 2026-11-02T10:27:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T10:34:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/private-jet-9-people-board-crashes-just-miles-from-mar-a-lago
- Topics: World

## Key points

- All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 died.
- About 600 nearby residents were affected and offered shelter.
- The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash.

## Summary

The latest update confirms that all nine people aboard a Learjet 60 died when it crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida. The crash has also displaced nearby residents, prompting county officials to arrange temporary shelter while investigators examine the scene.

The aircraft went down at about 12.50pm local time on Sunday, 1 November, around nine miles from Mar-a-Lago. It had departed Austin, Texas, for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas; the victims’ identities and the cause of the crash had not been announced. Officials said about 600 people were affected, and the FAA and NTSB were supporting the investigation.

## Coverage

- [Fox News: Nine die as Learjet crashes in Florida residential area, displacing residents](https://www.foxnews.com/us/private-jet-9-people-board-crashes-just-miles-from-mar-a-lago)
- [Daily Mail: Panicked crew of doomed private jet warned they were 'managing the ice' in cockpit audio moments before it plunged 30,000ft killing all nine just eight miles from Mar-a-Lago](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16258045/Panicked-crew-doomed-private-jet-warned-managing-ice-cockpit-audio-moments-plunged-30-000ft-killing-nine-just-eight-miles-Mar-Lago.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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