Nine people died Sunday when a private business jet crashed into a Palm Beach County residential park near Lantana Airport, sparking federal investigations.
LANTANA, Fla. — An investigation is underway in Palm Beach County after a private business jet crashed into a densely populated residential community Sunday afternoon, killing all nine people on board and triggering a massive emergency response. The catastrophic crash, which occurred just short of the runway at Palm Beach County Park Airport (commonly known as Lantana Airport),has devastated the local community and launched a multi-agency federal investigation into the cause of the disaster.
The twin-engine business jet, identified as a Learjet 60, was bound for the local airfield when it went down around 3:30 p.m. EST, crashing directly into the Mar-A-Lago Mobile Home Park, situated along Military Trail just north of 10th Avenue North.