Plane Crash In Florida Results In Death Of Nine People

The aircraft was witnessed falling toward the ground beside a road before exploding and catching fire, narrowly missing cars and homes.

A plane crash in Florida Sunday claimed the lives of nine people.

The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was bound for the Bahamas. The plane went down around 12:50pm near Cresthaven in Palm Beach County, Florida.

The aircraft was witnessed falling toward the ground beside a road before exploding and catching fire, narrowly missing cars and homes.

Air traffic control audio revealed someone saying “mayday” from the cockpit of the plane. The aircraft was descending at 10,000 feet per minute.

Further details were not released as the National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation. The cause of the crash remains unclear.