Nine killed after Learjet 60 crashes in Greenacres

A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Greenacres, Florida, on November 1, killing all nine aboard, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The crash prompted a mass-casualty response and an investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft crashed near Cresthaven at about 12:50 p.m. local time. It had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The FAA identified nine people aboard but did not provide their names. Duffy said all nine were killed. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue described the crash as a mass-casualty incident, while its reported public statement did not give a death toll. Early accounts varied in whether they confirmed deaths aboard; Duffy’s statement provided the specific figure. Authorities had not established whether anyone on the ground was killed or injured. The aircraft came down in a residential area near Military Trail, between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North. Video and photographs described in reports showed burning wreckage and a crater in the roadway. Reports also placed the...