9 killed in plane crash in U.S. Florida: transportation secretary -Xinhua

9 killed in plane crash in U.S. Florida: transportation secretary

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-11-02 05:56:30

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying nine people crashed in a residential neighborhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all those on board, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.

At 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, a Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, FLorida, Duffy said in a post on X. "All nine people on board were killed."

The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas and was bound for the Bahamas, he added.

The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to the scene to support the National Transportation Safety Board investigation, Duffy said. ■