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NTSB: Learjet Crew Reported Ice, Turbulence Before Deadly Greenacres Crash
Investigators said the jet entered a rapidly intensifying storm and lost control before impact, with the co-pilot issuing a mayday call seconds later.
- A Learjet 60 crashed Sunday near Greenacres, Palm Beach County, killing all nine people aboard as the National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation into the accident.
- Meteorologists suggest the Bahamas-bound jet flew into an explosive thunderstorm while the crew reported light clear ice and moderate turbulence at 35,000 feet shortly before the aircraft entered an overspeed condition.
- "Mayday, mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute," the co-pilot shouted in an audio recording, while retired Navy pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley estimated the jet reached about 500 mph when it hit the ground.
- NTSB member Tom Chapman said the agency deployed about 20 investigators to examine a debris field measuring half a mile by four-tenths of a mile, complicating recovery efforts across ball fields, businesses and homes.
- Chapman cautioned that investigators are in early stages and have not determined the cause, though social media speculation suggests a tailplane stall may have contributed to the aircraft pitching down uncontrollably.
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