India, Nov. 2 -- A Learjet 60 business jet carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. All nine people on board were killed, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed.

The aircraft, registered as N722BD and operated by LR60271 LLC, had departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas. It was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.

The jet crashed around 12:50 p.m. local time near Military Trail, close to a mobile home community.

Flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 and ADS-B Exchange showed the aircraft suddenly losing altitude at an alarming rate. The jet was flying at around 35,000 feet before rapidly descending.

The impact left a la...