Jet carrying 9 crashes in Florida neighbourhood, U.S. officials confirm
The Bahamas-bound jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
A Learjet 60 business jet carrying nine people crashed in a South Florida neighborhood on Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft, which had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was en route to the Bahamas, nose-dived into a residential area and ignited in a fiery explosion, narrowly avoiding homes before coming to rest near a busy road.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed on social media that all nine individuals on board the Learjet were killed, but did not provide details on any injuries or fatalities on the ground in Palm Beach County. The aircraft's tail number was identified as N722BD by Jim Reynolds, a spokesperson for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Video footage captured the harrowing moment the plane plummeted from the sky and struck the ground near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North, creating a massive crater in the pavement and releasing thick black smoke. Local authorities closed roads in both directions, urging motorists to avoid the area. Emergency personnel, including firefighters, rushed to the scene.
A woman in the vicinity reported that electricity in the region had been out for roughly two hours following the crash. The cause of the accident remained under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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