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Florida Learjet crash 911 callers report hearing ‘bomb’ as plane carrying young family plunges near busy road
Panicked 911 callers described a bomb-like explosion after the Learjet 60 crashed in Greenacres, Florida, according to audio obtained by Fox News Digital.
A Learjet 60 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport around 10:37 a.m. local time on November 1 en route to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, according to the available material.
The aircraft crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, shortly before 1 p.m., resulting in the deaths of all nine people on board. The nine victims included a private jet traveler group and the two pilots.
911 calls from witnesses describe the moment of impact, with one caller stating that there was an explosion and another comparing the scene to a bomb explosion. Some listeners reported feeling their house shake and seeing sparks or smoke after the crash.
Weather conditions at the time included heavy rain and thunderstorms reported as sweeping across South Florida, which federal investigators say will be a major focus of the probe.
The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the cockpit voice recorder at the crash site and will evaluate it at the agency’s Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C., as part of the investigation.