the plane crash near Mar-a-Lago is a complete historical and statistical anomaly: > Learjet 60s have existed for 33 years > 3 fatal crashes on record: all on takeoff, approach, or landing > then one fell from 35,000 feet near Mar-a-Lago > 11 prior U.S. Learjet 60 accidents  6 on landing. 2 on approach. 1 on takeoff. 2 while taxiing. > 0 en route > worldwide: 3 prior fatal Learjet 60 crashes on record: 1. Brazil — 2022, overran the runway. 2. South Carolina — 2008, overran the runway on rejected takeoff. 3. Venezuela — 2013 struck terrain on landing approach. > 0 fatal crashes from high altitude > 0 crashes during cruising phase of flight > oct 23 — NORAD confirms air defenses around Mar-a-Lago > nov 1 — Bahamas-bound Learjet 60 goes into a dive from ~35,000 ft over South Florida > closest tracked point to Mar-a-Lago — 3.9 miles away, still at ~21,000 ft > hits the ground 5.7 miles from the estate > ~27,000 ft gone in 65 seconds > 13,000 of those feet gone in 20 seconds > average over that stretch — 39,000 ft/min  the tracker's vertical-speed readout tops out at 32,640 > closest same-model case I found was in 2023 > Learjet 60 at 41,000 ft near thunderstorms. crew loses pitch and roll control  captain estimates 10,000 ft/min down, recovers at 38,500 ft. everyone lives > the 3 previous fatal Learjet 60 crashes I could find worldwide killed 7 people combined  this one killed 9  first, most deadly, and only high-altitude Learjet crash in 33 years of service, within 4 miles of brand new short range air defense at Mar-a-Lago bonus fact: In October 1980, a Learjet 25 pitched up and stalled at 45,000 ft over Missouri. Both engines flamed out. The jet began responding to the pilots again around 32,000 ft. They restarted the engi