Learjet 60 Crashes in Florida Neighborhood After Texas Departure, Killing All Nine Aboard

A Learjet 60 business jet crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven and Greenacres, Florida, around 12:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, killing all nine people aboard, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane had left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. Photos and video posted online showed the jet diving nose first into the ground and exploding. In a radio call, a pilot said the plane was descending at 20,000 feet per minute, and air traffic control recordings capture the crew's urgent mayday calls as it rapidly lost altitude. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate, and federal investigators are examining reported factors including icing and turbulence. The identities of the victims had not been made public as of Monday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the crash a horrific tragedy and urged people to pray for the families.

The New York Times, on the left, leads with the visual and technical details: its headline says the jet plummeted and killed nine, and its excerpt stresses the online photos and video of the nose-first dive and explosion and the pilot's radio report of the descent rate. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had. Alternative coverage differs from the Times in angle. Al Jazeera focuses on the final distress calls and the icing and turbulence under examination. Newsweek centers on online speculation, featuring pilot Emily Shelton's statement that she was not on board, along with the FAA's flight details and Duffy's response.