The crew of a private jet that crashed to the ground in Florida on Sunday warned they were ‘managing the ice’ moments before the fatal accident.

The Learjet 60 plane was carrying nine people when it plummeted in poor weather conditions, just eight miles from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, erupting into a colossal fire on impact near West Palm Beach.

Minutes before the crash, the pilot reported ice accumulating on the jet, with an outside temperature of -47 degrees Celsius, and turbulence that was jolting it by as much as 700 feet (213 metres), according to air traffic control recordings.

‘We have light, clear ice that is manageable and moderate turbulence,’ the pilot told controllers.

But the situation rapidly deteriorated. After encountering precipitation and requesting to climb, the pilot declared an emergency as the aircraft began losing altitude at an alarming rate.

The pilot’s tone swiftly descends into panic as she realises something is wrong with the jet.

She is heard saying: ‘Seven two two bravo delta, we’re descending 8,000… mayday mayday… we’re descending 10,000ft per minute.’

Seconds later, she screams: ‘Declaring emergency, declaring emergency, we are in an overspeed condition,’ before her voice breaks as she shrieks, ‘descending 20,000ft per minute… we’re going to crash into the ground.’

A driver’s dash cam footage shows the moment the plane crashed near the road and exploded into a massive ball of fire. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed there were nine people onboard 

‘I’m here with you, talk to me,’ the air traffic controller says in an attempt to calm the situation.

The pilot says: ‘We are descending 22,000ft, and we are banking 60 degrees.’ This means the wings were tilted at a 60-degree angle, meaning the jet was nearly completely sideways. ‘We’re out of time,’ she screams.

The Daily Mail has chosen not to publish the final seconds of audio which are extremely distressing.

All nine people onboard were killed, Transport Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed.

The $2 million Learjet 60 crashed on the scorched roadside in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.

A massive crater marked the impact site, ringed by a wide field of scattered wreckage.

The twin-engine business jet nosedived near South Military Trail and Marilyn Drive around 12.50pm. It remains unclear who was on board.

The flight had set off from Austin, Texas, bound for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas before its path abruptly ended just near West Palm Beach, according to flight data.

Haunting dash camera footage showed the jet sharply crashing to the ground and causing the massive explosion.

Multiple local reports online suggested that there was a large boom before the ground started trembling and the fire erupted.

One individual described being ‘lifted from the ground’ while another said that the impact was so loud that it sounded like a missile.

The FAA confirmed the $2million jet fell 32,000ft in a minute, causing a roaring amber blaze and plumes of smoke to billow from the scorched roadside in Greenacres, Palm Beach County 

A large crater was seen after the impact with debris scattered around it. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told the Daily Mail they are dealing with a ‘mass casualty aircraft-related incident’

Rain pounded the region on Sunday. The National Weather Service said a flood watch due to excessive rainfall was in effect through Monday afternoon.

The crash, just eight miles from the President’s lavish estate, was so powerful it toppled power lines.

Trump had been at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday but departed from the nearby and newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport shortly after he boarded Air Force One at 11.55 am local time, about an hour before the crash of the Learjet aircraft. 

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told the Daily Mail they are dealing with a ‘mass casualty aircraft-related incident’ but did not provide further details.

‘Obviously this is a cataclysmic plane crash,’ Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters near the scene.

‘It looked like a missile going down,’ he said, adding there were no reports of anyone on the ground being injured.