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Nine killed as private jet crashes into Florida road
A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed into a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday, killing everyone on board.
A Learjet 60 private jet crashed into a road near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board. The aircraft, which had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas bound for the Bahamas, was at 35,000 feet when the crew reported encountering icing and moderate turbulence. The plane then descended rapidly—reaching speeds of up to 30,000 feet per minute, exceeding the aircraft's design limits—before crashing and exploding into a fireball. The crew issued multiple mayday calls, with the final transmission stating 'We're out of time.' The victims included tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp, their two young children, their nanny, two family friends, and two crew members. The National Transportation Safety Board has indicated that weather conditions, particularly icing, are a major focus of their investigation, and preliminary evidence suggests the aircraft may have begun breaking apart before impact.
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