Haunting new audio from horror Florida Learjet crash as pilot sobs
Haunting audio shows the full communications as a Learjet 60 plane nose-dived and exploded in Florida. The final moments before the deadly crash, which killed all nine people on board the aircraft including a family with two young children, has been pieced together.
TL;DR
- The Learjet 60 crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board.
- Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras reported manageable light ice and moderate turbulence.
- The pilot requested to climb due to precipitation, followed by a mayday call reporting a rapid descent.
- The plane was reportedly in an overspeed condition and banking heavily before crashing.
- The NTSB is investigating the crash, with weather conditions being a major focus.
- The aircraft was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas.
- About 600 residents were displaced, and one injury was reported on the ground.