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Updated · Reuters · Nov 5Learjet Crash in West Palm Beach Kills 9, Leaving Massive Crater
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Nov 5Summary
- Investigators said a crater gouged into a West Palm Beach road is hampering efforts to examine Sunday's Learjet crash that killed nine people.
- Photos from the site show the jet slammed directly into the roadway, leaving a large impact hole that has complicated access and evidence recovery.
- The crash's severity underscores the force of the impact in south Florida, where officials are still working through the wreckage and cause.
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What hidden dangers lurked in the Florida skies that tore a Learjet apart and left a massive crater? What terrifying mid-air event forced a private jet into a 22,000-foot-per-minute death plunge over Florida?