Nine killed in Learjet crash in Florida neighborhood

A Learjet 60 crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, on November 1, killing all nine people aboard, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation, with support from the Federal Aviation Administration. The aircraft went down near Cresthaven, close to Military Trail, at about 12:50 p.m. local time, according to the FAA. It had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The NTSB referred to the crash site as Lake Worth Beach; the FAA placed it near Cresthaven. Air traffic control recordings capture the crew reporting icing and turbulence before the aircraft began a rapid descent. The crew declared an emergency, reported an overspeed condition and said the aircraft would crash. Those communications do not establish what caused the loss of control. Investigators have not determined the cause. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said there were no immediate reports of people on the ground being killed or injured. Local authorities evacuated about 600 residents from a nearby mobile home community as emergency crews responded. Military Trail was...