A Learjet 60 with nine people on board crashed on Sunday in a residential area near Cresthaven, Florida, the US Federal Aviation Administration said, Reuters reports.
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.
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The $2million private jet plummeted 34,000 feet before crashing into the ground in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida, thesun.ie reports.
Horrifying footage shows the fireball that erupted from the impact with all that remains being a huge crater in the ground and burning debris.
The terrifying incident took place just eight miles from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and golf course.
The suspected Learjet 60 clipped a tree and brought down power lines before crashing into a mobile home at around 12:50pm.
Wreckage of the home, as well as the plane’s burning frame, an enormous crater, and a burning fireball, were shown at the scene in an online video of it.
It has been described as a “mass casualty incident” by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, who also confirmed “multiple fatalities” as a result of the crash.
The plane departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the FAA said in an update provided to BocaNewsNow.
It is currently unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or in the mobile home at the time of the crash.
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