Overview
- The Learjet 60 departed Austin, Texas, bound for North Eleuthera and crashed into a residential roadway near Cresthaven/Greenacres around 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, leaving a large crater and killing all nine people on board, officials said.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and the FAA confirmed the nine onboard fatalities and said investigators from federal and local agencies have opened probes into the cause.
- Radio transcripts and surveillance video reported by multiple outlets show the pilot warning of airframe icing, very low outside temperatures and turbulence before declaring a mayday and describing a rapid descent.
- Flight‑tracking services and on‑scene video corroborate a dramatic loss of altitude followed by an immediate post‑impact explosion, while authorities have not yet confirmed whether there were any injuries or deaths on the ground.
- Investigators will rely on wreckage, flight recorders, ATC transcripts and weather data to determine cause, and the crash’s proximity to West Palm Beach and President Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago estate has drawn local and state officials to the scene.