Private Jet Crashes Near Mar-a-Lago in Florida; Nine People Were on Board
Florida: A private jet crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, just miles from Mar-a-Lago. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), nine people were on board.
The aircraft had departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was heading to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.
According to the New York Post, the plane made a sharp right turn before nosediving towards the ground from about 8,000 feet. The newspaper identified the aircraft as a Learjet 60 valued at approximately $2 million.
Witnesses on the ground described the sound of the crash as being like a missile.