A federal investigator suggests a business Learjet that crashed near Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday may have partially disintegrated mid-flight before plummeting to the ground. The aircraft, en route from Austin, Texas, to an unspecified destination, went down shortly after takeoff. Authorities are examining whether mechanical failure or other factors contributed to the incident. Details on the cause remain under investigation.


A small aircraft that crashed in Florida on Sunday likely partially broke apart in the air before taking a nosedive, a federal investigator said Monday, according to The Associated Press. A business Learjet crashed just before 1 p.m. EST in Cresthaven, Fla., near Palm Beach, after departing from Austin, Texas, and was en route to...