9 dead as jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2669x1779+0+0/resize/2669x1779!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fd5%2F813e13f34a83b78f1e98b83979da%2Fap26305758176767.jpg' alt='Law enforcement respond to a plane crash in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.'/><p>U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.</p><p>(Image credit: Mark Elias)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-151211' />