Distressing final cockpit audio as female pilot screams in terror
Air traffic control audio revealed the female pilot relaying pivotal information to an operator just seconds before it abruptly plunged thousands of feet in a minute.
TL;DR
- Cockpit audio from a crashed Learjet 60 reveals the pilot's panicked final moments.
- The plane was descending thousands of feet per minute, experiencing an overspeed condition.
- All nine people on board were killed in the crash near West Palm Beach, Florida.
- The flight departed from Austin, Texas, and was en route to the Bahamas.
- The FAA and NTSB will lead the investigation into the incident.
- Poor weather conditions, including rain and lightning, were present at the time of the crash.