Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach, Florida: FAA

The jet departed from Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas, the FAA said. A Learjet believed to be carrying nine people crashed on Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach, Florida, after making a rapid dive of about 350 feet per second, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane, a 22-year-old twin-engine Learjet 60, crashed after taking off from Austin, Texas, and was headed to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas, according to the FAA.

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