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Investigators recover the voice recorder from a jet crash in Florida that killed 9
Investigators say the recorder could help explain why the Learjet broke apart before impact and killed all nine people aboard.
The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Learjet 60 that crashed near Greenacres, Florida, on Nov. 1, killing all nine people on board.
Departing Austin at 10:37 a.m., the Learjet was bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas when the accident occurred.
Witnesses captured the jet plunging nose-first into the ground, and air traffic recordings show the co-pilot reported being thrown more than 700 feet by turbulence before requesting a better route.
Investigators will analyze the CVR to determine why the aircraft steered into a storm cell and examine maintenance records for potential technical failures.
Generally, NTSB investigations require 12 to 18 months to complete, though complicated cases extend longer; the agency currently manages more than 1,200 active investigations.