9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida
A business jet crashed into a South Florida neighborhood on Sunday, killing all nine people on board. The aircraft experienced a rapid descent and exploded upon impact, though no injuries were reported on the ground.
Why it matters
The incident is a significant aviation tragedy that has prompted an investigation by the NTSB to determine the cause of the sudden mechanical failure.
A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway. Everyone on board was killed, the nation's transportation secretary said.
Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the Bahamas-bound aircraft plunged from the sky before striking near the Palm Beach County roadway and exploding. Flames flickered around chunks of pavement lining a crater as people milled about, expressing shock that it landed only feet from homes and inches from passing vehicles. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X that the Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County at 12:50 p.m. and called it a "horrific tragedy." The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to support the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation, he said.
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