Lenny Kravitz's Rep Denies Singer Was Aboard Florida Plane That Crashed.
Lenny Kravitz is securely on both feet. On November 1, a private plane carrying nine people from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed into a Florida neighborhood in midair, killing everyone on board. Rumors started to surface that the singer was one of the passengers.
Nevertheless, Carleen Donovan, a representative for Kravitz, told BocaNewsNow that these stories are "untrue and incorrect."
According to Page Six, the confusion started when a female pilot who was mistakenly identified as the pilot of the downed aircraft posted a since-deleted message on social media stating that she was to fly Kravitz from Austin to the Bahamas. However, their flight did not end in such catastrophe, even though the route and date were comparable.
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Rather, her father has identified Nathalia Filgueiras as one of the co-pilots of the Learjet 60 aircraft that crashed. The identity of the remaining eight passengers are still unknown.
Video of the collision shows that it left a crater in the middle of a road close to Cresthaven, Florida. In several pictures of the accident, the scene was completely consumed by flames.
Upon the collision, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy verified on social media that all nine passengers had perished and that it had happened at 12:50 p.m. ET local time. Additionally, he affirmed that the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation would be assisted by a team from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“Today's plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida is a horrific tragedy,” in his message, Duffy stated. “Please join me in praying for the families and loved ones of those we lost.”
A female pilot on board the aircraft indicated that "light, clear ice" was building up on the aircraft, but that it was "manageable," according to NBC News, which cited audio from air traffic control. But within minutes, the pilot reported that the jet was falling between 10,000 and 20,000 feet per minute and started yelling "mayday."
Following the catastrophe, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis referred to the collision as "cataclysmic." Additionally, he verified that no fatalities or injuries had been recorded among those on the ground.
“It looked like a missile going down,” DeSantis informed reporters. “It left a big crater on the side of the road.”
Anthony Blackmon described the experience when the plane crashed within 500 feet of his home. “Debris was everywhere. Debris hit my house,” NBC South Florida was informed by him. “Everything was on fire. The road was on fire.”
Bombardier, the maker of Learjets, stated that it was “deeply saddened by this tragic event and extend our sincerest sympathies to all those affected.”
“We cannot comment on the potential cause of this accident until the investigation is complete,” according to NBC News, the statement went on, “and we will fully support the investigating authorities and cooperate as needed.”
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