
联邦航空管理局(FAA)表示,周日下午,一架载有9人的飞机在佛罗里达州棕榈滩县一处居民区坠毁,当局正在对此展开调查。
Authorities are investigating after a plane with nine people on board crashed in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
该机构称,联邦航空管理局和国家运输安全委员会(NTSB)将对坠机事故进行调查。
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the agency said.
棕榈滩县治安官办公室在一份声明中表示,坠机地点位于军事大道附近,介于克雷斯特海文大道和北10大道之间。
The crash occurred near Military Trail, between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
根据联邦航空管理局的信息,失事飞机为一架利尔喷气60型公务机,原定从奥斯汀-伯格斯特罗姆国际机场飞往巴哈马。
The plane was a Learjet 60 flying to the Bahamas from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, according to the FAA.
网站ADS-B Exchange的数据显示,在飞行追踪数据中断前,该飞机在一分钟内下降了27,000英尺。
The plane descended 27,000 feet over the course of one minute, just before flight tracking data cut off, the website ADS-B Exchange shows.
坠机地点距离西棕榈滩机场约4英里,该机场今年早些时候更名为唐纳德·特朗普总统的名字。特朗普当天早些时候曾在西棕榈滩,但在坠机发生前一个多小时已乘坐“空军一号”离开该机场。
The crash site is about four miles south of the airport in West Palm Beach, which was renamed for President Donald Trump earlier this year. Trump was in West Palm Beach earlier today, but departed the airport on Air Force One a little more than one hour before this crash.
官员表示,军事大道所有南北向车道已关闭,直至另行通知,建议驾驶员避开该区域并寻找替代路线。
All northbound and southbound lanes of Military Trail are closed until further notice, officials said, and motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.