A private jet has crashed into a Florida mobile home as emergency services have raced to the scene.
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue have described the crash as a “mass casualty incident”.
The authority also confirmed “multiple fatalities” as a result of the incident.
The Learjet 60 private jet, valued at approximately £1.5million, plunged 34,000 feet before slamming into a mobile home park in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida.
The crash took place at roughly 12:50pm local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Footage circulating online captured the aircraft’s descent and the devastating explosion that followed, leaving a vast crater surrounded by burning wreckage at the scene just outside Palm Springs.
The cause of the crash has not yet been established.
The chartered aircraft had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, with its destination listed as North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, according to FAA details.
Nine people are believed to have been aboard the jet at the time of the disaster.
It remains unclear how many of those on the plane were passengers and how many were crew members.
Authorities have not yet confirmed the precise number of fatalities, nor have they released any information regarding the identities of those travelling on the flight.
According to Aviation 24/7, the suspected Learjet 60 struck a tree and tore down power lines before ploughing into at least one mobile home, reducing it to rubble.
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Video shared on social media revealed the aircraft’s smouldering frame amid an immense crater, with the remnants of the destroyed trailer and scattered, burning debris visible nearby.
One local resident described the impact as sounding like a missile strike.
The collision produced a massive fireball that engulfed the crash site.
Emergency crews from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue rapidly deployed, closing roads in the surrounding area.
Aircraft Incident. Military Trail between Cresthaven and 10th Avenue N closed to all traffic. Avoid the area. This will be an extended incident. https://t.co/lhl6yY1A0U
— PBC Fire Rescue (@PBCFR) November 1, 2026
The crash site lies just eight miles from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and golf course in Palm Beach.
Whether anyone on the ground was killed or injured when the jet struck the mobile home park has not yet been confirmed by authorities.
Greenacres is a community comprising modular and mobile homes situated on the outskirts of Palm Springs.
Federal aviation authorities are expected to launch an investigation into what caused the Learjet to fall from the sky.
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