🗞️ Story file #1239
Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, killing all nine aboard
Nov 1, 4 PM ET to Nov 2, 6 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean
- 38outlets carried it
- 🫏16 · 9 · 12🐘left · center · right
- 14 hourson the front pages
- 38front pages at once, at its peak
- 19 minof TV captions
- 13radio newscasts
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- Nov 1, 4 PM ETfirst on a front page: ABC News
- Nov 1, 4 PM ETfirst on the radio: ABC News Update
- Nov 1, 7 PM ETfirst on TV: CNN
- Nov 2, 2 AM ETpeak: on 38 front pages
📰 Spread
the front pages that ran it, hour by hour
💬 Quoted
- “like a missile”1
- “WE'RE GOING TO CRASH”1
- “Like a missile coming down”1
- “cataclysmic,”1
- “horrific”1
phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did
📌 Linked by aggregators
2 Drudge Report · Google News
aggregators linking to it from their front page (they don't count as outlets covering it)
✏️ 17 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
- ABC News (2 wordings): “Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach, Florida: FAA” → “Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida: FAA”
- BBC (3 wordings): “Nine killed in 'horrific' Florida jet crash” → “Nine killed as small jet crashes on Florida street”
- CBS News (2 wordings): “Jet from Texas crashes near homes in Palm Beach, Florida, FAA says” → “Jet from Texas crashes near homes in Palm Beach, Florida, killing 9 on board”
- CNN (3 wordings): “Breaking News Authorities investigating after plane with 9 aboard crashes and erupts in a fireball in Palm Beach County, Florida” → “Learjet crashes and erupts into flames in Florida, killing all 9 on board The crash is the second deadliest in the United States this year, according to NTSB records”
- Los Angeles Times (2 wordings): “All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, Transportation secretary says” → “Jet nose-dives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in Florida; all 9 aboard killed”
- NBC News (2 wordings): “Jet crashes in Florida with nine people on board” → “Jet crashes in Florida, killing all nine people on board”
- New York Post (6 wordings): “A $2 million private jet crashed into a South Florida mobile home park — apparently demolishing at least one trailer in a massive fireball.” → “At least 9 dead after Learjet crashes into Florida mobile home park”
- New York Times (2 wordings): “9 Dead in Small Plane Crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, Officials Say” → “Learjet Plummets to Ground in Florida, Killing 9”
- Newsmax (2 wordings): “Learjet Slams Into Fla. Mobile Home, Multiple Dead” → “All 9 People Aboard Jet That Crashed in Fla. Killed”
- Star Tribune (2 wordings): “All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says” → “Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida. All 9 on board died”
- Straight Arrow News (2 wordings): “Nine killed after plane crash in Florida” → “Nine killed after plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida”
- The Epoch Times (2 wordings): “9 Dead After Private Jet Crashes Near Palm Beach, Florida” → “Business Jet Carrying 9 Crashes Into Florida Neighborhood in Massive Fireball”
- The Guardian (3 wordings): “Business jet carrying nine people crashes in Florida neighborhood” → “All nine on business jet that crashed in Palm Beach killed”
- The Independent (2 wordings): “Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Palm Beach County and erupts in massive fireball” → “All 9 aboard business jet killed after fiery crash in Palm Beach County”
- The Sun (5 wordings): “HORROR CRASH At least nine dead as plane crashes into home just miles from Trump's estate The $2million private jet nosedived into the ground in Florida, as all onboard are confirmed dead.” → “MAYDAY HORROR Audio reveals pilot’s panic before jet crashed 'like a missile' killing 9 THE terrifying incident tragically killed nine people and took place eight miles from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and golf course”
- USA Today (2 wordings): “Plane crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, federal officials investigating” → “Deadly Learjet crash near Greenacres, Fla. leaves 9 dead”
- Yahoo News (3 wordings): “Business jet carrying 9 people from Texas to the Bahamas has crashed in Florida, authorities say” → “9 people killed after Learjet crashes into mobile home neighborhood in Florida”
📰 Every outlet's headline 38left to right by AllSides rating
- HuffPost🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Fiery Jet Crash In Florida Kills All 9 On Board
- The Daily Beast🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Private Jet Plummets Into Residential Area of Palm Beach
- The Guardian🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Business jet carrying nine people crashes in Florida neighborhood
- ABC News🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach, Florida: FAA
- Business Insider🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
A Learjet crashes near Palm Beach, killing all 9 on board
- CBS News🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Jet from Texas crashes near homes in Palm Beach, Florida, FAA says
- CNN🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Breaking News Authorities investigating after plane with 9 aboard crashes and erupts in a fireball in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Los Angeles Times🕒 Nov 1, 7 PM ET
All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, Transportation secretary says
- NBC News🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Jet crashes in Florida with nine people on board
- NPR🕒 Nov 2, 2 AM ET
9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida
- New York Times🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
9 Dead in Small Plane Crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, Officials Say
- Star Tribune🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says
- The Independent🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Palm Beach County and erupts in massive fireball
- The Washington Post🕒 Nov 1, 6 PM ET
Business jet crashes in Florida, killing all nine on board
- USA Today🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Plane crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, federal officials investigating
- Yahoo News🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Business jet carrying 9 people from Texas to the Bahamas has crashed in Florida, authorities say
- BBC🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Nine killed in 'horrific' Florida jet crash
- Financial Times🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET Nine killed as business jet crashes in Florida
- Forbes🕒 Nov 1, 6 PM ET
Learjet Crashes In Florida’s Palm Beach County, Killing 9
- Newsweek🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
9 Dead After Private Jet Crashes Into Florida Mobile Home Community
- Reuters🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
Nine people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say
- Scripps News🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
9 killed after jet crashes and erupts into flames in Palm Beach County, Florida
- Straight Arrow News🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Nine killed after plane crash in Florida
- Tampa Bay Times🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida. All 9 on board died • News comment
- WSJ🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
Nine Killed in Florida Jet Crash
- Just the News🕒 Nov 1, 6 PM ET
Private jet crashes in Florida near Mar-a-Lago, kills all nine people aboard
- The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
9 Dead After Private Jet Crashes Near Palm Beach, Florida
- The Sun🕒 Nov 1, 7 PM ET
HORROR CRASH At least nine dead as plane crashes into home just miles from Trump's estate The $2million private jet nosedived into the ground in Florida, as all onboard are confirmed dead.
- Breitbart🕒 Nov 2, 12 AM ET
Private Plane Crashes in Palm Beach, Nine People Dead
- IJR🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Learjet Carrying Nine Crashes Into Greenacres Mobile Home Neighborhood
- New York Post🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
A $2 million private jet crashed into a South Florida mobile home park — apparently demolishing at least one trailer in a massive fireball.
- Newsmax🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
Learjet Slams Into Fla. Mobile Home, Multiple Dead
- OAN🕒 Nov 1, 8 PM ET
Fla.: 9 dead after Learjet plunges nose first and bursts into flames in Palm Beach
- The Gateway Pundit🕒 Nov 1, 4 PM ET
BREAKING: Multiple Dead After Private Learjet Nosedives into Palm Beach Mobile Home Park Just Miles from Mar-a-Lago, Leaves Massive Crater in the Road (VIDEOS)
- The National Desk🕒 Nov 1, 7 PM ET
Nine killed as Learjet 60 goes crashes in a residential area in Florida
- The Post Millennial🕒 Nov 1, 6 PM ET
Palm Beach plane crash leaves 9 dead
- Townhall🕒 Nov 1, 5 PM ET
Duffy: All Nine People on Board Killed in Florida Learjet Crash
- The Washington Sun🕒 Nov 1, 6 PM ET
Nine People Aboard a Jet That Crashed in Florida Have Died
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🕵️ Investigated, joked about
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🧶 Retelling
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🧵 Persistence
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🌱 A story of its own so far: no saga yet.