Learjet carrying nine people crashes into Florida neighborhood, killing everyone aboard
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A quiet Sunday afternoon in South Florida turned into a devastating emergency when a private jet plunged into a residential neighborhood in Palm Beach County, erupted into flames and killed all nine people aboard.
The Learjet 60 crashed at approximately 12:50 p.m. ET near Greenacres and the Cresthaven community, south of West Palm Beach.
The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was traveling to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that all nine people aboard the aircraft died. Their identities had not been released as authorities began investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
