A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area of Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board after a rapid descent the cockpit reported was caused by ice and turbulence. The NTSB launched an investigation, and about 600 residents were evacuated to two shelters.
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A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said.
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About 600 people were being evacuated from the area and relocated to two shelters in the county, Flores said.
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Less than a minute later, the person said "Mayday, mayday," reporting that the plane was suddenly descending at a rate of 10,000 feet per minute.
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Seconds later, the person said they were declaring an emergency, with the rate of descent accelerating to 20,000 feet per minute.
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before saying that the descent rate had reached 22,000 feet per minute as the plane started banking.
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Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said data showed the vertical descent rate at one point exceeded 32,000 feet per minute.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said it had launched an investigation into the crash, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called a "horrific tragedy."
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"It was a big-time tragedy that happened," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference near the crash site in Lake Worth Beach.
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