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Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, before erupting into a fireball, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- The jet was flying from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to the Bahamas and is registered to a Delaware LLC; passenger conditions have not been disclosed.
- Flight tracking data shows the plane descended 27,000 feet in one minute before losing contact, with the crash site located about four miles south of West Palm Beach airport.
- The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident, while local authorities have closed all lanes of Military Trail near the crash site and advised motorists to avoid the area.
- Scattered storms were present in the area at the time, and the plane passed through a strong storm cell shortly before the descent, though it is not yet clear if weather contributed to the crash.
