The black box from the Learjet that crashed in Florida has been recovered by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) a week after nine people were killed.
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people → crash → Board
A giant fireball erupted on November 1 near West Palm Beach after the business plane plummeted tens of thousands of feet and nose-dived into the ground while on its way to the Bahamas from Austin, Texas.
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plane → erupt → Austin
Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, and their children, Emma, four and Charlie, two, lost their lives.
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Robinson → lose → lives
The children's nanny, Anita Maria Cetina, and two family friends, Rowan Fehr Toews and Rachel Reed, also died.
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nanny → die → ?
The pilot, Jeffrey Gregory, and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras were also killed in the crash that left a gaping hole in the ground.
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that → kill → ground
The cause of the tragedy remains unknown, but on Monday, the NTSB announced that the agency has recovered the aircraft's black box, a crash-protected device that records everything that takes place on a flight and could help determine what went wrong.
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what → remain → flight
Despite the name of the recorder system, the box itself is actually bright orange so it can be easily located amid wreckage.
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it → locate → wreckage
The agency shared several images of the box, which appeared to have some scrapes and debris on it, but appeared to be in good condition.
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which → share → condition
It is not yet known if it is damaged or if it was working in the first place.
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it → know → place
The black box from the doomed Learjet that crashed in Florida last week has been recovered by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
A giant fireball erupted on November 1 near West Palm Beach after the business plane plummeted tens of thousands of feet and nose-dived into the ground while on its way to the Bahamas
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plane → doom → Bahamas
NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida,' the independent federal agency said on X.
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agency → recover → X.
The CVR was located at the site of initial impact.
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CVR → locate → impact
The CVR is being evaluated in the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C.
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CVR → evaluate → Washington
The excavation work at the impact site has been completed.
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work → complete → site
If data can be recovered from the box, investigators could confirm the comments that the pilot and co-pilot made to each other just before the crash.
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pilot → recover → crash
The two of them mentioned encountering turbulence and ice that formed on the wings of the plane as they lost control of the aircraft.
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they → mention → aircraft
This comes just days after the NTSB announced that it had recovered a piece of the jet's engine.
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it → come → engine
On Thursday, the agency said that a 'portion of one engine' was found while officials excavated the area.
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officials → say → area
'Debris has been found away from the impact location and also on the roofs of homes and buildings near the crash site,' the agency shared on X.
All of the wreckage that is found at the site will be shipped 'to a secure location for further examination,' officials said.
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officials → find → examination
Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, and their children, Emma, four and Charlie, two, (pictured together) also lost their lives
The children's nanny, Anita Maria Cetina (left), and two family friends, Rowan Fehr Toews and Rachel Reed (right), also died
The pilot, Jeffrey Gregory (left), and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras (right) were also killed in the crash that left a gaping hole in the ground.
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that → picture → ground
The NTSB also urged locals to contact the agency if they find debris or parts, and warned that no one should attempt to 'move, alter or dispose' of them.
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one → urge → them
Even small pieces of the wreckage may contain important evidence that could help investigators determine what happened.'
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what → contain → evidence
Nearby residents have previously said they found debris from the airplane around their homes, with one suspected piece of the Learjet 60 falling through the roof of Ana Escobar's home.
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piece → say → home
A giant hole was left behind, and the object tore out the insulation from the ceiling and left water dripping through her roof.
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object → leave → roof
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has collected the item as evidence, she told the outlet.
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she → collect → outlet
Peter DiMaira, who lives roughly four miles from the crash site, believes he found a piece of the airplane's tail – which could help prove that the jet was falling apart before the crash.
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jet → live → crash
NTSB also confirmed it recovered three pieces of the jet's left elevator, which helps the aircraft make up-and-down movements.
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aircraft → confirm → movements
Those pieces were found between one and four miles from the crash site.
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pieces → find → site
At a news conference last week, NTSB officials said the pilots requested to gain 2,000 feet of elevation when they encountered a thunderstorm, moments before the aircraft spiraled to the ground.
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aircraft → say → ground
The agency shared several images of the box, which appeared to have some scrapes and debris on it, but appeared to be in good condition.
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which → share → condition
It is not yet known if it is damaged or if it was working in the first place
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it → know → place
In distressing audio from the cockpit, Filgueiras could be heard telling air traffic controllers that ice was accumulating on the plane and that severe turbulence had thrown it up and down by more than 700 feet.
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turbulence → hear → feet
'Seven two two bravo delta, we're descending 8,000... mayday mayday... we're descending 10,000ft per minute,' she said.
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she → descend → minute
Seconds later, she screamed: 'Declaring emergency, declaring emergency, we are in an overspeed condition.'
Her voice grew even more panicked as she said: 'Descending 20,000ft per minute... we're going to crash into the ground.
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we → scream → ground
'I'm here with you, talk to me,' the air traffic controller responded.
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controller → talk → me
Filgueiras said: 'We are descending 22,000ft, and we are banking 60 degrees.
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we → say → ft
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'We're going to die!' she said with a scream before the jet slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball, her final radio transmissions to air traffic control revealed.
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transmissions → go → control
The deadly crash left a giant hole in the ground.
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crash → leave → ground
Debris also covered the area and hit local's houses
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Debris → cover → houses
As the plane plunged, Gregory, who was described by friends as a devout Christian, could be heard reciting the Lord's Prayer in the background.
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