LiveATC Audio Documents Fatal Learjet 60 Crash in Palm Beach

Overview

• The Learjet 60, which crashed in a Palm Beach neighborhood on Monday, killed nine people on board and left a crater in a busy roadway, officials confirmed.
• Recordings obtained by LiveATC and flight-tracking data reported by the AP capture crew reports of ice buildup, sustained moderate turbulence, repeated Mayday calls and vertical descent rates reported as high as 30,000 feet per minute.
• The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the technical investigation with support from the Federal Aviation Administration to examine weather, icing, aircraft performance limits and pilot response.
• In Rio de Janeiro police and a hospital have begun a brain-death protocol for 18-year-old Anabella Silva Cardoso after she was shot in the head; her alleged partner was arrested and faces charges that could be upgraded if she dies.
• Across Brazil several separate high-casualty traffic incidents — including an attack on motorcyclists on Fortaleza’s Via Expressa, an SUV striking fans outside Arena do Grêmio, a fatal collision in Santarém and multiple motorcycle crashes — have left people dead or hospitalized and are under active police, forensic and toxicology review.