Learjet crashes and erupts into flames in Florida, killing all 9 on board
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A private Learjet crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board after a rapid, uncontrolled descent.

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A private jet traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas careened into the ground in Palm Beach County, Florida, Sunday afternoon, leaving a deep crater and burning debris just feet from nearby homes and businesses and killing all nine on board, officials say.