# Learjet Crash Kills 9 in Florida

> A Learjet 60 crashes in Florida after plummeting 20,000 feet per minute, killing all 9 on board.
- Title: Learjet Crash Kills 9 in Florida · Jalopnik | Shortify
- Summary: A Learjet 60 crashes in Florida after plummeting 20,000 feet per minute, killing all 9 on board. A private Learjet 60 crashed in Florida, killing all 9…
- Keywords: learjet, crash, florida, palm beach, nasa, ntsb, weather, co-pilot, nathalia filgueiras, flight n722bd, south florida, debris
- Source: Jalopnik — https://jalopnik.com/2304645/fiery-jet-crash-florida-kills-9
- Author: Lalita Chemello
- Published: 2026-11-02T20:30:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: learjet, crash, florida, palm beach, nasa, ntsb, weather, co-pilot, nathalia filgueiras, flight n722bd, south florida, debris
## Crash Details
A private Learjet 60 crashed in Florida after plummeting 20,000 feet per minute, killing all 9 on board.

> Just seconds after the co-pilot of flight n722bd sent its mayday final transmission on sunday afternoon, the private learjet 60 crashed in a fiery explosion, killing all 9 people on board and raining debris across a south florida community.
## Flight Path
The jet took off from Austin, Texas, heading to the Bahamas before crashing in Palm Beach County near West Palm Beach.

> According to the national transportation safety board, the business jet took off from austin, texas, and was heading towards the bahamas when it hit the ground in the palm beach county neighborhood of green acres, near west palm beach.
## Co-Pilot Report
Co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, reported icing and turbulence before requesting to ascend to 37,000 feet.

> Just minutes before the crash, the co-pilot, 20-year-old nathalia filgueiras, reported encountering weather causing icing and "moderate turbulence." They asked to ascend to 37,000 feet, which was approved by air traffic control.
## Emergency Descent
The plane began descending rapidly, with the co-pilot reporting a descent rate of 10,000 feet per minute.

> The plane then began descending quickly, with the co-pilot informing controllers, "we're descending 8,000, mayday, mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute.
## Impact Effects
The crash created a debris field covering half a mile by four-tenths of a mile, with flames engulfing nearby homes.

> In the plane's final transmissions, the plane was flying at an altitude of nearly 9,000 feet. The plane then nosedived, falling at 32,000 feet per minute according to cbs news, however, the ntsb said those numbers have not yet been determined or confirmed.
## Aftermath
All nine passengers died; one person may have sustained injuries near the crash site.

> Palm beach county authorities were called to the scene where it was eventually confirmed that all nine passengers on board the business jet had died. Only one individual may have sustained injuries from the crash, who was adjacent to the scene, but officials have yet to confirm that injury.
## Key takeaway

A private Learjet 60 crashed in Florida, killing all 9 passengers after descending rapidly from 9,000 feet.