Private jet with 9 people on board crashes just miles from Mar-a-Lago

A private jet carrying nine people slammed into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday afternoon, erupting into a massive fireball around nine miles from Mar-a-Lago. 

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) confirmed that the plane crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, around 12:50 p.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1.

"Nine people were on board," the FAA said.

"The aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.