The Smart Marty Sky Dispatch
$2 million private jet crashes in Florida, leaving 9 reportedly dead
Nine people were reported dead after a $2 million private jet crashed into a Florida trailer park, striking a mobile home and downing power lines; It remains unclear whether any victims were on the ground
A private Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed Sunday evening into a trailer park in Palm Beach County, South Florida, amid reports of a large fireball at the scene.
Initial details indicate that multiple fatalities were confirmed by authorities, with at least one mobile home struck in the impact area. It remains unclear how many of the fatalities were aboard the aircraft versus on the ground.
The aircraft reportedly took off from an international airport in Austin, Texas, and departed before making a sharp right turn, descending from about 8,000 feet prior to the crash, according to BocaNewsNow.
Witness accounts described the impact in stark terms, including comparisons to the sound of a missile, as emergency responders attended the scene and a large crater and burning wreckage were visible near the mobile home.
Authorities indicated that the aircraft appeared to have struck a tree and brought down power lines, with debris and wreckage extending at the crash site. The full scope of injuries or casualties on the ground has not been established.