WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- A plane carrying nine people crashed in a residential neighborhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all those on board, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.

At 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, a Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, FLorida, Duffy said in a post on X. "All nine people on board were killed."

The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas and was bound for the Bahamas, he added, calling the crash a "horrific tragedy."

The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to the scene to support the National Transportation Safety Board investigation, Duffy said.

It was unclear if anyone was hurt on the ground.

Minutes before the crash, the pilot of the plane reported ice accumulating on...