Florida Learjet crash kills nine as pilots faced 'perfect storm of trouble'

Aviation experts discussing the Learjet crash near Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida say conditions could have combined into what one lawyer called a “perfect storm of trouble.” The crash on Sunday killed nine people, including two young children. Lawyer Zachary Gorwitz pointed to turbulence, icing, precipitation, and rapidly developing tall thunderstorms, arguing that once an aircraft enters a nosedive and begins to disintegrate, pilots have limited options. Another pilot, Justin Crabbe, suggested possible human errors, including whether the crew should have gone around the weather despite air-traffic control offering flexibility. The NTSB is investigating all factors.