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Disaster● Elevated1h ago · Nov 3, 2026, 10:49 PM

Learjet’s parts may have broken off before Florida crash: Investigators

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

A small aircraft that crashed in Florida on Sunday likely partially broke apart in the air before taking a nosedive, a federal investigator said Monday, according to The Associated Press. A business Learjet crashed just before 1 p.m. EST in Cresthaven, Fla., near Palm Beach, after departing from Austin, Texas, and was en route to…

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