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US Transportation Secretary Summarizes Deadly Florida Plane Crash
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy released a summary of the deadly plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida.
According to Duffy, a Learjet 60 crashed into a residential neighborhood near Cresthaven at 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, killing all nine people aboard.
The aircraft had departed Austin, Texas, and was heading to the Bahamas.
Duffy confirmed that the FAA is sending a team to assist the NTSB investigation and expressed condolences to the victims' families.
Photo: Official statement by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
