Nine were killed in bussiness jet crash in South Florida on Sunday that turned into a giant fireball after hitting the ground and staying just away from homes nearby. The nations transportation Secretary confirmed the death of all passengers on board.
Visuals have been making rounds on the internet in which the Bahamas bound aircraft plunged from the sky before striking near the roadway and exploding. Flames were spread all around while a chunks of the aircraft were een as people milled about. Thick black smoke engulfed the site.
Taking to X, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed that Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County at 12:50 pm 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.
The Governor further added that no reports of deaths or injuried on the ground was reported.
“It was a cataclysmic plane crash,” DeSantis told reporters at the scene. “It looked like a missile going down and left a big crater on the side of the road.”
According to sources from Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas was bound to Bahamas. The source added that the plane was at 35,000 feerlt when the pilots reported turbulence, icing and precipitation and requested to climb another 2000 feet. Within few moments, the plan began nose diving 10,000 feet every minute eventually crashing.
“We have light, clear ice that is manageable and moderate turbulence,” the pilot told controllers while seeking permission to climb. However, the situation rapidly deteriorated and the pilot declared the aircraft began loosing altitude dramatically.
“We’re descending 8,000 – mayday, mayday – we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute,” the pilot radioed.”We are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute,” the pilot radioed, before delivering a devastating acknowledgment of what was about to happen. “We’re going to crash into the ground.”
The roads have been closed and 600 people from the neighborhood are being relocated to nearby mobile home community in Palm Beach County until the probe into the incident is completed.