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Business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood, erupting in a massive fireball

Katherine Langford
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Katherine Langford
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Business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood, erupting in a massive fireball — Coconut Creek Business news

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A business jet carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes before crashing near a busy roadway, creating a giant fiery crater in the pavement.It was not immediately known if anyone on the Learjet 60 or on the ground in the Palm Beach County neighborhood was injured or killed.The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Authorities did not immediately say what caused the jet to go down or who was on it.Jim Reynolds, a spokesperson for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, said it was a private aircraft. He could not immediately provide details about who was on the flight.“This is definitely a tragedy,” he said.He said the tail number for the flight was N722BD.Video shot from people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged fro

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