Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
22%
4 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
73
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Audio recordings reveal that the pilot of a
in Florida on Sunday said "we're managing the ice" shortly before declaring "Mayday.
asserted
we → reveal → Mayday
"The jet crashed into a neighborhood along a busy road, killing all nine people on board the aircraft as it burst into a massive fireball and left a huge crater in Palm Beach County.
asserted
it → crash → County
The Learjet 60 left from Austin, Texas, and was en route to the Bahamas when the pilot began to report weather and turbulence issues, according to the FAA.
uncertain
pilot → leave → FAA
"We're managing the ice, but it is moderate turbulence," the pilot of the business jet could be heard saying in an air traffic control audio recording.
uncertain
pilot → manage → recording
The pilot made multiple distress calls amid the severe weather, which officials believe may have been a factor in the crash.
uncertain
officials → make → crash
"722 Bravo Delta, we're descending 8,000, Mayday, Mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute," the pilot said.
asserted
pilot → descend → minute
The messages grew increasingly alarming in the final moments: "Declare an emergency 722 Bravo Delta, we are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute."
asserted
we → grow → minute
The last data broadcast from the aircraft showed it was flying at an altitude of nearly 9,000 feet and then nosedived at a speed of more than 32,000 feet per minute — about 363 mph.
asserted
it → broadcast → minute
Several sources have confirmed to CBS News that Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, was the co-pilot of the plane.
asserted
Filgueiras → confirm → plane
She was featured in a 2023 report by CBS affiliate WPEC.
asserted
She → feature → WPEC
Robert Sumwalt, a former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board and a CBS News transportation safety expert, said it is very hard to regain control of an airplane after control is lost due to icing.
asserted
control → say → icing
He said ice on wings can be fatal.
asserted
ice → say → wings
"One, it adds weight, but more importantly, it disrupts the smooth flow of air across the top of the wings and any disruption to the flow of air across the top of the wing can severely affect the aerodynamic performance of the airplane," he said.
asserted
he → add → airplane
No one on the ground died in the crash.
asserted
one → die → crash
People who were nearby at the time described the intensity of its impact.
asserted
who → describe → impact
"It felt like it was right next to us," said Aki Kuusisto.
asserted
Kuusisto → feel → us
"Like driving down the road, we heard the whistle and the boom and you could feel it in the car, it was that close."
uncertain
it → drive → car
Other witnesses described a home shaking and lights flickering.
The NTSB will be leading the investigation.
asserted
NTSB → describe → investigation
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