Florida Learjet May Have Been Breaking Up Before Crash Killed All 9 Aboard, NTSB Says
The Learjet that crashed Nov. 1 may have been breaking apart before the plane slammed onto a Florida road and killed all nine people aboard, officials say.
The crashed Learjet in Florida may have been falling apart before the plane’s fatal nosedive that killed all nine passengers aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board said their investigation into the Nov.1 crash is ongoing, but the debris field has already provided clues.
“We do have some indication that the aircraft was breaking up before impact. Some of this is yet to be determined,” NTSB member Tom Chapman said in a Nov. 2 press conference. “We may find parts of the aircraft some distance away from the actual impact site.”
What Happened To The Learjet Before Crashing In Florida?
The business jet—a Learjet 60—departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, the FAA told Oxygen in a Nov. 2 statement.
Around 12:50 p.m., the plane crashed in a residential area near Cresthaven, Fla., the agency shared. Moments earlier, panic was heard inside the Learjet.
“A transmission fro...