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Pilot reported overspeed before Palm Beach crash, aviation expert says

CBS Miami's Abby Dodge reports on the crew's distress call and the search for evidence after the crash that killed nine people.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 170,775 views a day, 102 times a normal first day on this channel (1,675).

Plane reached speeds exceeding its capabilities before crashing in Palm Beach County, expert says

A request to climb above turbulence and icing was followed by a mayday call as the Learjet descended rapidly. In CBS Miami's report, aviation expert Willard Shepard explains why the crew's report of excessive speed matters to the investigation.

"The pilot did report an overspeed condition, and that means they were going faster than the aircraft is designed to do," Shepard says.

He also says a high-altitude stall should have been recoverable, given the altitude available. That leaves an important question unresolved: what prevented the crew from recovering? The report does not establish the cause of the crash.

The Learjet was traveling from Austin to the Bahamas when it crashed in Greenacres, Palm Beach County. Dodge's report includes the identification of passengers and crew, alongside the account of the flight's final moments.

The short report drew about 171,000 views in its first day, more than a hundred times CBS Miami's usual start for uploads of that length. Several of the station's separate reports identifying the victims also reached unusually large audiences.

At the crash site, the work remains difficult. An NTSB spokesperson describes retrieving major wreckage from the roadway crater as the investigation's biggest obstacle. Dodge reports that investigators are also seeking the cockpit voice recorder.

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