Experts share chilling 'coffin corner' theory before plane plunged to ground
Aviation experts have put forward a chilling theory regarding what may have unfolded in the moments before a private jet plummeted into a Florida neighbourhood, claiming the lives of all nine people on board.
TL;DR
- A Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing nine people.
- The aircraft was en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas.
- Victims include Adam Robinson, founder of Retention.com, his wife, two children, and nanny.
- Aviation experts theorize the jet may have encountered a 'coffin corner' phenomenon.
- Coffin corner occurs at high altitudes when the speed margin between stall and Mach buffet approaches zero.
- The jet may have attempted to climb above two storm systems.
- Storm clouds had reached high altitudes by the time of the crash.
- Ice formation on wings and turbulence are also considered potential factors by investigators.
- Evidence suggests the aircraft began disintegrating before impact.