A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed Sunday afternoon in a residential area near Greenacres, Florida, after departing Austin, Texas, bound for the Bahamas. Fire Rescue declared a mass casualty incident and reported multiple fatalities. The NTSB is leading the investigation.
A small plane crashed in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration stated that a Learjet 60 went down in a residential area near Cresthaven around 12:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, with nine people on board. Another account placed the crash shortly after 1 p.m. in Greenacres, near Palm Springs.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue declared the incident a mass casualty event and reported multiple fatalities. Authorities said there were multiple fatalities. Video from the scene shows flames, thick black smoke and debris scattered across the roadway.
The FAA said the aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. ADS-B data indicate the flight departed from Austin. The aircraft was reportedly valued at approximately $2 million.
According to reports, the jet struck a tree and brought down power lines before crashing into a mobile home, producing a large fireball and leaving burning wreckage and a crater.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, according to the FAA. The NTSB is in charge of the investigation and will provide all updates.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said all northbound and southbound lanes of Military Trail were closed between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North because of an aircraft incident under investigation. Fire Rescue said Military Trail is closed to all traffic in that stretch and described the response as an extended incident. Multiple roads have been closed around the scene for the foreseeable future, and drivers were told to avoid the area.
