NTSB probes Florida business jet crash
A Learjet 60 crashed into a Florida neighborhood, killing all nine people aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation.
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On Sunday, a Learjet 60 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas. The business jet crashed near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. Air traffic control recordings showed the pilot reported icing, precipitation and severe turbulence before the jet entered a steep dive.
The crash occurred near Cresthaven, Florida, at about 12:50 p.m. Eastern. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the National Transportation Safety Board had launched an investigation. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the crash cataclysmic and said there appeared to be no casualties on the ground.
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NTSB opens probe into deadly Florida plane crash
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that the National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into a deadly plane crash in Florida. A Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, Florida, at about 12:50 p.m. Eastern after departing Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, killing all aboard.
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Nine killed in business jet crash in South Florida
Nine people died when a Learjet 60 business jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood in South Florida, killing all on board. The plane was heading from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, and cockpit recordings captured the pilot saying the plane was rapidly losing altitude. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the crash as cataclysmic and said there appeared to be no casualties on the ground.
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Nine killed as business jet crashes in Florida neighborhood
All nine people aboard a Learjet 60 were killed when the business jet crashed near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday. The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas. Air traffic control recordings showed the pilot reported icing, precipitation and severe turbulence before the jet entered a steep dive.
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