Nine killed in Florida plane crash
A private Learjet 60 crashed in a Florida neighborhood near Palm Beach, resulting in the deaths of all nine people on board. Air traffic control recordings suggest the crew encountered severe turbulence and icing conditions before the fatal descent.
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Figure caption, Dashcam footage captures Florida private jet crash
A business jet crashed in a neighbourhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, the US transport secretary has said.
The crash happened near Cresthaven, some nine miles (14 km) from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach County, around 12:50 EST (17:50 GMT).
Images show a large crater in the middle of a multi-lane road, with fire and debris from the Learjet 60 aircraft scattered across it, but nobody on the ground was hurt.
The aircraft had departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement.
Flight analysis indicates that the jet was plummeting hundreds of feet per second before crashing.
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