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Nine killed when Learjet nosedives into Florida road
All nine people died when a Learjet 60 nosedived and crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday.
A Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County, Florida on Sunday afternoon, killing everyone on board. The aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas bound for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas. The crew reported encountering icing and moderate turbulence at 35,000 feet and requested permission to climb higher. Less than 30 seconds after air traffic control approved the request, the pilots reported a rapid descent and issued a mayday call. The plane descended at speeds exceeding 20,000 feet per minute, far beyond its design limits, before crashing into a road and exploding. The National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday that weather conditions are a major focus of the investigation and that there are preliminary indications the aircraft was breaking up before impact. No ground casualties were reported.
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