Business jet crashes onto Florida road, killing all 9 aboard

A Learjet 60 business jet carrying nine people crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, at about 12:50 p.m. ET (9:50 a.m. PT) on Sunday, Nov. 1, killing everyone on board, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. Duffy called it a "horrific tragedy."

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, and the FAA is sending a team to support it. Registration records cited by CBS12 show the jet is registered to LR60271 LLC, a company based in Wilmington, Delaware. Officials had not named the people on board as of Sunday afternoon.

On the ground: At a Sunday news conference, officials said they had no reports of people on the ground being killed or injured, WPTV reported; USA Today said that as of 4 p.m. ET there was still no confirmation of any deaths on the ground. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the debris field stretched a significant distance. County officials said about 600 residents of a nearby mobile-home community are expected to be relocated while the site is treated as a crime scene during the investigation, with two shelters on standby. Military Trail is closed between 10th Avenue North and Purdy Lane/Alameda Drive until further notice, and a county commissioner warned the closure could be lengthy because of the crater.

Timeline (Sunday, ET): About 12:50 p.m., the jet crashes near Cresthaven, according to the FAA. Early afternoon, the sheriff's office closes Military Trail in both directions and fire rescue calls it an extended incident. Mid-afternoon, Duffy confirms all nine aboard died and says the FAA is sending a team to support the NTSB. Later in the afternoon, county officials announce the planned relocation of nearby residents.

What's still unknown: The cause. Officials have not given one. The Palm Beach Post noted that some social media posts tied the crash to flight restrictions around President Trump's weekend visit to the area (Trump flew out of Palm Beach for Iowa around noon, the Post reported), but no official has said anything to support that. The Post also reported overcast skies with rain and lightning in the area and east winds gusting near 25 mph; officials have not linked the weather to the crash. The victims' names, whether any homes were damaged, and how long the road will stay closed are also not yet known.

Sourcing: the death toll is from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy; the aircraft type, departure airport and destination are from the FAA, which called its information preliminary. Road closures, the planned relocation of about 600 nearby residents and the lack of reported ground injuries are from Palm Beach County officials as reported by WPTV and USA Today. The aircraft's registered owner is from registration records cited by CBS12. Victims had not been named and no cause had been given as of Sunday afternoon. Photos are file images, not from this crash.