The final moments of a private jet flight over Florida were captured in a chilling series of cockpit recordings.What began as a warning about the weather soon turned into a terrifying emergency.The Bombardier-made Learjet 60 plunged into a South Florida neighborhood on Sunday, crashing near a busy road and bursting into a massive fireball.The impact appeared to narrowly miss nearby homes, but all nine people aboard were killed, according to the US transportation secretary.The crash happened in Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, just eight miles from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.An audio recording from Miami air traffic control, shared on LiveATC.net, captured the jet’s final communications with controllers in remarkable detail as the emergency unfolded.In the minutes leading up to the disaster, the pilot told air traffic controllers that ice was building up on the aircraft. She also reported severe turbulence, with the jet being jolted up and down by as much as 700 feet.”We have light, clear ice that is manageable and moderate turbulence,” the pilot told controllers.
Panicked crew of doomed business jet issued warning moments before it plunged 30,000ft, killing all nine
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