Nine people dead in Learjet crash in south Florida, officials say

By Julie Ingwersen

CHICAGO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – A Learjet 60 with nine people on board crashed on Sunday in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, the US Federal Aviation Administration said.

Everyone on board died when the aircraft crashed about 12:50 pm ET (1750 GMT), according to a social media post from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who called the incident a “horrific tragedy.” 

The plane took off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the FAA said in a statement, adding that the National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the incident.

(Reporting by Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Sergio Non and Chizu Nomiyama)

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