A pilot has issued a statement after online speculation suggested that she was on board the Learjet that crashed into a neighborhood in Florida on Sunday.

Emily Shelton, a pilot who posts aviation-related content online, wrote in a story shared to her TikTok profile: "I was recently made aware that there are rumors that I was the pilot of the recent crash in Palm Beach."

"I would like to respectfully clarify I was not." Shelton wrote.

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A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement to Newsweek on Monday morning: "A Learjet 60 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 aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas."