Palm Beach Learjet crash kills all nine aboard
Key Takeaways The death toll Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said all nine people aboard died after a Learjet 60 crashed near Cresthaven, in Palm Beach County, around 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. The FAA said nine were on board. Its statement does not itself say they died. The radio calls A New York Post video carries audio of ice, turbulence, a mayday, and an overspeed descent. CNN and the AP transcribed those lines from LiveATC.net. The video's automatic captions drop the minus sign on the temperature and mishear "overspeed." The crash site The FAA placed the crash in a residential area near Cresthaven. The sheriff's office closed Military Trail between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North. Greenacres Fire Rescue said the site was outside that city's boundary. Still unknown The NTSB is leading the investigation. Officials had not named those aboard, named the operator, or given a cause. The governor said there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries …
