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Learjet recorder search faces uncertainty after fatal Florida crash

The report pairs a pilot's rapid-descent warning with roadside footage, while leaving open whether flight data can be recovered.

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Mayday call captures final moments before Florida jet crash

Investigators are searching for the flight data recorder from the Learjet that crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, but whether it survived remains unclear, reporter Marianne Dimain says in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News's report.

The short video, titled "Mayday call captures final moments before Florida jet crash," combines emergency radio communications with footage of a burning crater and damaged roadside infrastructure. The pilot can be heard saying: "Mayday! Mayday! We're descending 10,000 feet per minute."

According to the report, all nine people aboard the Learjet 60 died when the flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas crashed on November 1. Dimain says no injuries were reported on the ground.

Witness Phillip Cruz describes an extremely loud noise before seeing police arriving at the crater. Dimain explains that bystanders initially approached without realizing they were looking at an airplane crash; authorities subsequently closed the roads.

The anchor also raises reported ice accumulation on the aircraft, explaining how it can impair a wing's ability to maintain lift and describing it as an investigative focus. The report does not establish what caused the crash. Dimain closes with the question facing the recorder search: whether any flight data can be salvaged.

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