
Learjet 60, taking off from Austin towards the Bahamas, crashed on the highway in Palm Beach County; NTSB and FAA continue investigation
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A private jet taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas crashed on the highway in the Cresthaven area of Florida's Palm Beach County. 9 people died in the accident. The NTSB and FAA launched an investigation.
NEWS CENTER/ New details continue to emerge about the private jet crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, in which 9 people lost their lives.
A Learjet 60 type private jet, which took off from Austin, Texas, to go to the Bahamas on Sunday, fell from the sky rapidly for an undetermined reason and crashed on the highway in Florida's Palm Beach County. The plane crashed very close to passing vehicles, causing a huge explosion and creating a huge crater.
THERE WERE 2 CHILDREN ON THE PLANE
According to CNN, although the authorities have not yet announced their official identities, most of the victims have been reached through the sharings of their families and verification by media organizations. Among those who lost their lives in the accident were Adam Robinson, their two children aged 4 and 2, Helen Sharp, the children's caregiver Anita Maria Cetina, and their friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.
Captain pilot Jeff Gregory, 55, and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, also died in the accident.
THE REASON OF THE ACCIDENT IS BEING INVESTIGATED
NTSB teams investigating the cause of the accident face major obstacles due to the physical conditions at the scene. NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Tim Monville noted that the biggest challenge is safely removing the bulk of the debris from the roadway impact crater.
The NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) launched an investigation into the accident. While the initial investigations focused on icing and adverse weather conditions, findings that the plane may have broken up in the air before hitting the ground are also being investigated.
The exact cause of the accident will become clear after detailed investigations.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A private jet carrying 9 people, taking off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, crashed in the Cresthaven residential area near Palm Beach County, Florida, at around 12.50 local time on Sunday.
After the plane hit the ground, a huge explosion occurred and the wreckage surrendered to the flames.
After the accident, audio recordings of the plane pilot's last conversation with the Miami Air Traffic Control Center were revealed, and the moments of horror were recorded second by second.
The pilot stated that there was light and controllable transparent icing on the plane and that there was moderate turbulence, and after asking for permission to go to a higher altitude after the rain started in the region, he declared an emergency as the plane rapidly lost altitude.
In his radio conversation, the pilot was heard saying, "We are descending 8 thousand feet per minute. Help, help! We are descending 10 thousand feet per minute." In the last moments when control was lost, the pilot's words were recorded as "We are in an overspeed situation, we are descending 20 thousand feet per minute. We are going to crash into the ground."
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NTSB and FAA will announce the exact cause of the accident after detailed investigations.
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