NTSB finds Learjet elevator parts miles from Florida crash that killed nine
A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed on Military Trail in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, exploding on impact and killing all nine people on board, including tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson and his family. The NTSB is investigating whether parts of the aircraft, including most of the left elevator found 1.3 to 3.8 miles from the site, broke off before impact. Cockpit audio captured reports of turbulence, icing and a rapid overspeed descent before the crew declared an emergency. One person on the ground was injured.
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NTSB: Jet control parts found miles from Florida crash site
The US National Transportation Safety Board said crucial components of a Learjet 60 that crashed in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday were found 1.3 to 3.8 miles from the crash site, suggesting they broke off before impact. NTSB board member Tom Chapman said the majority of the jet's left elevator, a tail control surface governing the nose's up-and-down movement, was recovered in three pieces. Investigators are still determining whether the loss of the elevator caused the nosedive or whether forces on the aircraft separated the part, and whether it remained effective at the plane's speed. The jet, bound for the Bahamas from Austin, Texas, crashed into a multi-lane highway and exploded, killing all nine people on board, including tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson and his family. Cockpit audio captured reports of turbulence, icing and a rapid descent before the crew declared an emergency. The NTSB also plans to examine the role of weather.
Read sourceFlorida jet crash: NTSB says Learjet may have broken apart before impact, killing nine
A Learjet 60 flying from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas nosedived into a six-lane highway in Palm Beach, Florida, and exploded on impact, killing all nine people on board. The US National Transportation Safety Board said there is evidence the aircraft broke up before impact, with debris scattered across sports fields, businesses and homes. Investigators said weather would be a major focus, noting heavy rain and thunderstorms at the time, and that recovery was hampered by a water-filled crater. Air traffic control audio captured the crew reporting moderate turbulence, managing ice, and an overspeed descent before declaring an emergency. Among the dead were tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp, their children Emma, four, and Charlie, two, as well as Rachael Reed, Charmi Fehr, Anita Maria Cetina, pilot Jeffery Gregory and 20-year-old copilot Nathalia Filgueiras. One person on the ground sustained a leg injury.
Read sourceNTSB probes whether Florida Learjet broke apart before deadly crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating whether parts of a Learjet 60 broke off before it nose-dived and exploded on a street in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board. The jet was travelling from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas on Sunday when it crashed about nine miles from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. NTSB member Tom Chapman said the crew reported encountering ice and moderate turbulence and requested to climb to 37,000 feet; less than 30 seconds later the plane began to descend and the crew issued a mayday call that became unintelligible. The NTSB said ice and turbulence were factors but that determining probable cause will be a lengthy process, and it is also examining whether a cockpit voice recorder was on board. Victims included tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp and their two children, plus three other passengers, the pilot and a 20-year-old copilot. One person on the ground was injured.
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Nine killed as business jet crashes on Florida street near Mar-a-Lago
A Learjet 60 business jet crashed on a residential road in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The aircraft, which had departed Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas, went down near Cresthaven, about nine miles from President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, around 12:50 EST. Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting an overspeed descent of 20,000 feet per minute before declaring an emergency and saying, "We're gonna crash." Video showed the jet nosediving almost vertically and exploding. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said there were no reports of ground casualties, and 600 residents of a nearby trailer park were evacuated. The FAA and NTSB are investigating; thunderstorms were reported in the area at the time.
Read sourcePrivate jet crashes into Florida residential area and explodes, all 9 aboard dead
A Learjet 60 private jet crashed into a residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The aircraft was en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to the Bahamas when it went down around 12:50 p.m. local time, creating a large crater in the road. Duffy called the incident a "terrible tragedy." It remains unclear whether anyone on the ground was injured or killed. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause. The crash site is about ten kilometers from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's private residence, though Trump had left the property earlier in the day.
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