“Our time is up.”
That was the last sentence said in the cockpit of the jet that crashed into a street in Florida, in the United States, this Sunday (11/1). The nine people on board died, the country's Transport Secretary said, and no one on land was injured.
In air traffic control audio, someone in the cockpit reports that the crew was “dealing with icing.” Then, he declares an emergency and warns: “We are going to collide with the ground”. The last statement came about 35 seconds after the first call for help.
The Learjet 60 took off from Austin, Texas, heading to the Bahamas. The crash happened about 14 km from Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation. It is still unclear who was on board.
