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Learjet narrowly misses homes before fatal impact on Florida street

The report brings together a pilot's Mayday call, footage of the burning roadway and a witness's account of the impact shaking his house.

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All 9 aboard killed in Florida plane crash

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0:06Bystander footage shows a burning crater and debris near residential buildings.
0:27The anchors report that all nine aboard the Texas-to-Bahamas Learjet died.
1:10Air traffic control audio captures the pilot declaring Mayday and reporting a rapid descent.
2:27The anchors discuss icing as a possible factor, without establishing a cause.
3:21Phillip Cruz describes his house shaking and lights flickering; the report then turns to the recorder search.

A burning crater in a residential street and debris scattered near homes show how close the fatal Learjet crash came to nearby buildings. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News (CBC News), Canada's public broadcaster, reports that all nine people aboard died when the business jet came down in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday.

The Learjet 60 was traveling from Texas to the Bahamas. In the report, titled "All 9 aboard killed in Florida plane crash," anchor David Common and his colleague Marianne trace the emergency through air traffic control recordings and footage from the ground.

The pilot's radio transmission describes a rapid loss of altitude: "We're descending 8,000, Mayday! Mayday! We're descending 10,000 feet per minute."

Emergency vehicles and road closures surround Military Trail and 10th Avenue North. Speaking to reporters in Greenacres, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis describes a massive explosion that sent debris in multiple directions.

For witness Phillip Cruz, the impact was felt inside his home. "It was just a really, really loud noise, like shook the house, the lights flickered," he says. Cruz and his companion describe seeing the scene immediately afterward.

The anchors discuss icing as one possible factor, not an established explanation. The report closes with the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation and the search for the flight data recorder. The board is the independent federal agency responsible for investigating U.S. civil aviation accidents.

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