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Pilot's Mayday calls reveal icing, overspeed before fatal Florida jet crash

ATC audio shows the Learjet 60 pilot reporting ice and turbulence moments before the jet nosedived into a Palm Beach County road.

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What to know

  • All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 died; no one on the ground was killed despite the jet hitting a busy road and leaving a crater.
  • ATC audio shows the pilot reporting moderate turbulence and icing before multiple escalating Mayday calls.
  • The jet reached an overspeed condition, descending as fast as 32,000 feet per minute (about 363 mph) in its final moments.
  • Co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, has been identified; officials believe icing and weather may have contributed to the crash.

“Declare an emergency 722 Bravo Delta, we are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute.”

Pilot of the Learjet 60, Pilot in command · CBS News ↗ · Nov 1

Nathalia Filgueiras Co-pilot of the Learjet 60Robert Sumwalt Former NTSB chair, CBS News transportation safety expertAki Kuusisto Witness near the crash siteFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) Regulator overseeing the flight and crash reporting

Pilot's Mayday calls reveal icing, overspeed before fatal Florida jet crash
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    Nearby residents describe the crash's impact

    Witnesses near the crash site described the shock of the jet striking the ground close to them.

    “It felt like it was right next to us. Like driving down the road, we heard the whistle and the boom and y…”
    — Aki Kuusisto
    1. 1 outlet Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"

      first by CBS News, 8d ago

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    Former NTSB chair explains how icing can doom an aircraft — Robert Sumwalt, a former NTSB chair and CBS News transportation safety expert, said it is very difficult to regain control once icing disrupts airflow over the wings.

  3. background

    Co-pilot identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras — Sources confirmed to CBS News that Filgueiras, previously featured in a 2023 local TV report, was the co-pilot aboard the flight.

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    Audio reveals pilot's icing report and escalating Mayday calls — Air traffic control recordings show the pilot first noting moderate turbulence and ice, then declaring multiple emergencies as the jet descended at up to 32,000 feet per minute, about 363 mph, in an overspeed condition.

  5. background

    Learjet 60 crashes onto Florida road, killing all nine aboard — The business jet, en route from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas, crashed into a neighborhood along a busy road in Palm Beach County, bursting into a fireball and leaving a large crater. No one on the ground was killed.