Officials said there may have been “some breakup” of the Learjet 60 before it crashed Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board.
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The aircraft departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera, Bahamas, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a Monday news conference.
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The plane crashed around 12:50 p.m. Sunday near the residential neighborhood of Cresthaven in Florida.
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The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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“We do have some evidence that there was some breakup of the aircraft before impact.
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We’re still seeking to determine that,” NTSB member Tom Chapman said.
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Video of the crash was captured on a car’s dashcam and showed the jet plummeting into the road at a high speed, causing a fiery explosion.
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The crash left a large hole in the ground.
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The co-pilot was identified by her family as Nathalia Filgueiras, 20.
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Her sister Giulia Filgueiras said Nathalia learned to fly from her father, who is a pilot.
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“Flying was her biggest passion,” Giulia Filgueiras said.
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“That was her dream to become a pilot since she was very young.”
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In distressing air traffic control audio, a woman onboard the plane is heard saying, “Mayday, mayday.
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We’re descending 10,000 feet per minute.”
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She later yells and says the jet was descending at 20,000 feet per minute.
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“We’re gonna crash into the ground 722 Bravo Delta,” she says, followed by a scream.
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About two minutes before the audio, the woman reported “light, clear ice” but said it was “manageable” and described “moderate turbulence.”
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She later said, “We’re picking up precipitation,” and asked to climb in altitude.
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Chapman said the request to climb was approved by Air Traffic Control.
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“Less than 30 seconds later, a transmission from the airplane announced a descent, followed by a mayday call,” he said at the news conference.
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“About 12:48 Eastern, the airplane transmitted, ‘We are in an over-speed condition, descending,’ with the rest unintelligible.
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Subsequent communications described that the airplane was descending rapidly and gave an altitude callout.
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Sadly, all aboard were lost.
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There was a flood watch in effect Sunday for southern Florida with numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms forecast to continue through Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
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The NTSB said weather conditions will be a major focus of the investigation.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the jet “looked like a missile going down” because of its speed and called the crash “cataclysmic.”
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He said the amount of debris spanned a “pretty significant distance.”
Joel Flores, commissioner for Palm Beach County’s 3rd District, previously said that about 600 people were displaced from their homes after the crash.
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He said at a news conference on Monday that about 77 mobile homes near the wreckage site were among the areas evacuated and that it’s unclear when residents will be allowed to return home.
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Officials said they are working to reestablish access to the neighborhood.
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“Our concern right now on the county is obviously clearing the scene so that our residents can get back to normal,” Flores said.
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Learjet manufacturer Bombardier said it was “deeply saddened” by the crash.
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“We cannot comment on the potential cause of this accident until the investigation is complete and we will fully support the investigating authorities and cooperate as needed,” Bombardier said.
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