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A Learjet 60 with nine people on board crashed into a mobile home neighborhood in Greenacres on Sunday afternoon and burst into flames, setting off a mass casualty response in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the jet went down at about 12:50 p.m. Eastern in a residential area near Military Trail, between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, about four miles south of Palm Beach International Airport. The flight had taken off from Austin, Texas, headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The jet was registered to a company in Delaware and was listed for charter flights.
Major Takeaways
- A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed into a Greenacres mobile home neighborhood on Sunday afternoon.
- Fire Rescue is working the scene as a mass casualty incident, with fires and debris across the neighborhood.
- Officials have not confirmed how many people were killed or hurt, on the plane or on the ground.
- The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating, and Military Trail is closed in both directions.
The crash caused major destruction through the neighborhood. Homes were hit, fires burned, and debris was scattered across the streets. Flight tracking data showed the jet falling fast in its final minute before its signal cut out. Greenacres sits in the heart of Palm Beach County, where mobile home communities line Military Trail.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is handling the scene as a mass casualty incident, and crews expect to be there for hours. As of Sunday afternoon, officials had not confirmed a count of the dead or injured, and they had not said whether anyone on the ground was among the victims. No names have been released. Urban City Podcast is not publishing any number until the officials working the scene confirm one, the same standard we applied in our coverage of the shooting outside Legion Field after the Magic City Classic.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office has closed Military Trail in both directions between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North and is telling drivers to stay out of the area while crews work.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, and the safety board will lead the work and release every update. A preliminary report usually takes about a month, and a final finding on the cause can take a year or more.
This is a developing story. Urban City Podcast will update this article the moment officials confirm the facts on the ground in Greenacres.
