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Austria Now News – Florida
All nine people on board a private plane were killed when it crashed at midday on Sunday, US Eastern Time, into a residential area near Cresthaven in the US state of Florida, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on the platform X.
From Texas to the Bahamas
According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft was a Learjet 60 that had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. Duffy said it went down in Palm Beach County.
Cause of crash unknown
The cause of the crash is not yet known. Reports said a large crater appeared in the street’s asphalt at the crash site. In his initial statement, the secretary did not say whether anyone on the ground was injured or killed, and the identities of the victims have not been released.
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Sources
- ORF, US-Minister: Neun Tote bei Flugzeugabsturz in Florida, 01.11.2026, orf.at
- oe24, In Wohngebiet: Neun Tote bei Flugzeugabsturz in Florida, 01.11.2026, oe24.at
