Key takeaways:
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all nine people aboard the Learjet 60 died.
- The jet left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for North Eleuthera Airport and crashed near Cresthaven around 12:50 p.m.
- The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating; the cause has not been released.
A jet bound for the Bahamas crashed near homes in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
The Learjet 60 went down near the Cresthaven area around 12:50 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.
Duffy called the crash a “horrific tragedy” in a social media post. “Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost,” he wrote.
It was not immediately clear whether anyone on the ground was injured, NBC News reported. Authorities had not released details about what caused the crash.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating an aircraft incident in the area of Military Trail. Both northbound and southbound lanes of the road near Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North were closed until further notice.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
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