Private jet involved in Florida plane crash registered to Wilmington, Delaware-based LLC

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — The private plane that crashed in Florida while en route to the Bahamas was registered to an LLC based in Wilmington, Delaware, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Learjet crashed into a mobile home park in Palm Beach County on Sunday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X that the Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County at 12:50 p.m. and called it a “horrible tragedy.”

Everyone on board was killed, Duffy said.

A press conference is planned for Monday in West Palm Beach.

Dashcam video captured the plane rapidly falling from the sky and turning into a ball of fire.

The plane took off from 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 plane to go down or who was on board.

The plane was heading east at 35,000 feet (about 11 kilometers) when the pilots reported turbulence, icing and precipitation and requested to climb another 2,000 feet (about 610 meters).

Moments later, the plane entered a steep dive, first at 10,000 feet per minute, then at 20,000 feet per minute and up to 30,000 feet per minute, accelerating the plane beyond its design limits, according to air traffic control recordings and flight tracking data.

“We’re on overspeed descending at 20,000 feet per minute,” the pilot radioed, before devastatingly acknowledging what was about to happen. “We’re going to crash to the ground.”

The plane banked sharply to the right before crashing into the ground.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said there were no immediate reports of people injured or killed on the ground.

The road near the crash site will be closed until further notice, Palm Beach County said.

The FAA will assist the NTSB in its investigation.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.