Monday November 02, 2026

9 killed in plane crash in US Florida

Published : 02 Nov 2026, 00:04

  DF News Desk
File Photo: 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, reported Xinhua.

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.