Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered from Learjet 60 That Crashed in Florida
The cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Learjet 60 business jet that crashed in Florida on November 1 has been recovered. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced that the recorder was found at the aircraft’s initial impact site and transported to its laboratory in Washington, D.C., for examination. Excavation work at the crash site has also been completed.
The aircraft, registered N722BD, crashed near Greenacres, Florida, while flying from Austin to the Bahamas. According to FAA data, nine people were on board. Air traffic control recordings revealed that the pilots reported icing conditions, turbulence, and precipitation before requesting clearance to climb to 37,000 feet.
According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft shortly afterward entered a rapid right-hand descent, with its vertical speed exceeding 32,000 feet per minute. During earlier investigations, the NTSB also recovered pieces of the aircraft’s left elevator several kilometres from the main wreckage site. The exact cause of the crash has not yet been determined, and investigators expect the cockpit voice recorder to provide valuable information for the ongoing investigation.
