Follow-Up: Cockpit Voice Recorder Found in Florida Learjet Crash, NTSB Says It Is Being Evaluated in Washington
Greenacres, Florida — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late on November 9 that investigators had recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on November 1, locating it at the site of the aircraft's initial impact. The recorder is being evaluated at the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and excavation work at the impact site has been completed.
The business jet went down at about 12:45 p.m. on November 1 near Military Trail and Cresthaven Boulevard in Greenacres, Palm Beach County, during heavy rain and thunderstorms on a flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, killing all nine people aboard. Investigators had announced on November 8 that both wings and engines had been recovered, and said the aircraft had begun breaking up in midair before impact, with a section of the tail found more than 3.8 miles from the crater.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy again asked anyone in the area who finds debris to contact the agency. Investigators hope the recorder captured communications between the pilots and air traffic controllers before the rapid descent. The NTSB expects a preliminary report in about a month, while a probable cause determination typically takes one to two years.
(Source: National Transportation Safety Board)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board
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Photo: 图：11月1日在佛罗里达州 Greenacres 坠毁的 Learjet 60 公务机残骸现场（资料图）。本站档案图复用。 / Photo: Wreckage of the Learjet 60 that crashed in Greenacres, Florida, on November 1 (file photo). GSM archive image reused.
