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All nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood, US transportation secretary says
Compiled Nov 1
What happened
All nine people aboard the business jet died, according to the US transportation secretary.
The detail
The aircraft was a Learjet 60.
The detail
The jet departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas.
The detail
The plane crashed into a Palm Beach County, Florida neighborhood near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North.
How it unfolded
Sunday: A business jet departs Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, headed to the Bahamas. · Sunday: The jet nose-dives into a South Florida neighborhood and explodes into a fireball near a roadway. · After the crash: The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office closes roads in both directions near the crash site. · About two hours after the crash: A nearby worker reports the area's electricity remains out. · Later: The US transportation secretary says all nine people aboard the jet died.
By the numbers
9 people aboard · N722BD tail number · 2 hours power outage duration
Still unresolved
What caused the jet to go down.