官員稱美國佛州南部Learjet墜機造成9人死亡

Julie Ingwersen報導By Julie Ingwersen

芝加哥，11月1日（路透社）——美國運輸官員表示，一架Learjet噴射機週日下午在佛羅里達州棕櫚灘郡一處住宅區墜毀，機上9人全數罹難。CHICAGO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A Learjet crashed on Sunday afternoon in a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, US transportation officials said.

美國聯邦航空總署（FAA）在聲明中表示，這架私人噴射機從德州奧斯汀-伯格斯特倫國際機場起飛，原定飛往巴哈馬的北伊柳塞拉機場。The private jet had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

社群媒體上的影片顯示，這架噴射機猛然撞上道路旁地面並爆炸。Videos on social media showed the jet slamming into the ground next to a road and exploding.

佛羅里達州州長羅恩・德桑蒂斯（Ron DeSantis）在沃斯湖海灘墜機地點附近的記者會上說：「這是一起重大的悲劇。看到那段影片時，真的令人震驚。那就像一枚飛彈墜落，接著發生大爆炸，碎片四處飛散。」"It was a big-time tragedy that happened," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said at a press conference near the crash site in Lake Worth Beach. "When you see that video, it's a jarring thing. It was like a missile coming down, and a massive explosion, debris going everywhere."

美國國家運輸安全委員會（NTSB）表示，已對這起墜機事件展開調查；美國運輸部長西恩・達菲（Sean Duffy）稱這是「可怕的悲劇」。The National Transportation Safety Board said it had launched an investigation into the crash, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called a "horrific tragedy."

FAA紀錄顯示，這架龐巴迪製造的Learjet 60型飛機所有人是一家德拉瓦州公司。總部位於加拿大的龐巴迪表示，將全力支持調查，並視需要提供配合。FAA records list the Bombardier-made Learjet 60's owner as a Delaware corporation. Canada-based Bombardier said it would fully support the investigation and cooperate as needed.

棕櫚灘郡委員Joel Flores在記者會上表示，墜機在一處活動房屋園區入口附近的道路旁留下一個「巨大坑洞」。Flores說，約600人正從該區撤離，並被安置到郡內兩處收容所。The crash left a "massive crater" by the road near the entrance to a mobile home park, Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores said at the news conference. About 600 people were being evacuated from the area and relocated to two shelters in the county, Flores said.

氣象預報機構AccuWeather在聲明中表示，事故發生時，當地正出現大雨和雷暴。Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms were occurring in the area at the time, forecaster AccuWeather said in a statement.

播放航空管制通訊的網站LiveATC上發布的一段邁阿密航空管制中心錄音，以不尋常的細節記錄下飛機墜毀前最後時刻。An audio recording from a Miami air traffic control center posted on LiveATC, a site that broadcasts air traffic control communications, captured the plane's final moments before the crash in unusual detail.

起初，機上駕駛艙內有人向一名航管員回報，他們正在「處理結冰」，但遭遇「中度」亂流，正在尋找「較平穩的航路」。At first, someone in the plane's cockpit reported to an air traffic controller that they were "managing the ice" but faced "moderate" turbulence and were seeking "better rides".

不到一分鐘後，這名人士說「Mayday，mayday」，回報飛機突然以每分鐘1萬英尺的速度下降。Less than a minute later, the person said "Mayday, mayday," reporting that the plane was suddenly descending at a rate of 10,000 feet per minute.

數秒後，這名人士表示他們宣布進入緊急狀態，下降速度加快到每分鐘2萬英尺。Seconds later, the person said they were declaring an emergency, with the rate of descent accelerating to 20,000 feet per minute.

不到20秒後，這名人士說：「我們要墜地了」，接著表示飛機開始傾斜時，下降速度已達每分鐘2萬2000英尺。Less than 20 seconds later, the person said: "We're going to crash into the ground" before saying that the descent rate had reached 22,000 feet per minute as the plane started banking.

在最初發出Mayday呼救約35秒後，駕駛艙最後傳出的聲音，是一句快速說出的「我們沒時間了」。About 35 seconds after the initial mayday announcement, the last thing heard from the cockpit was a rapidly spoken "We're out of time."

航班追蹤網站Flightradar24表示，數據顯示，垂直下降率一度超過每分鐘3萬2000英尺。Flight tracking website Flightradar24 said data showed the vertical descent rate at one point exceeded 32,000 feet per minute.

（Julie Ingwersen報導；Sergio Non、Chizu Nomiyama與Jamie Freed編輯）(Reporting by Julie Ingwersen; Editing by Sergio Non, Chizu Nomiyama and Jamie Freed)