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Flight recorders may be destroyed in Florida crash, GMA reports

Victor Oquendo reports from the crash perimeter as investigators examine why the Learjet's crew lost control.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 72,000 views a day, 17 times a normal first day on this channel (4,319).

Learjet with 9 aboard crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida: FAA

Investigators arriving at the Palm Beach County crash site face a possible obstacle: the Learjet's flight recorders may have been destroyed, Good Morning America's Victor Oquendo reports. Their condition remains uncertain.

All nine people aboard the flight from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas died. GMA's report combines dashcam footage of the crash with emergency communications, including the pilot reporting icing and moderate turbulence before the aircraft's rapid descent.

ABC News aviation contributor Col Stephen Ganyard separates what is known from what investigators still need to establish: "What we do know is that the crew lost control of this aircraft. Why is the real question." He identifies weather and mechanical failure as questions for the investigation, not established causes.

The short report reached about 55,000 views within fourteen hours, far beyond GMA's usual first-day audience for Shorts. The crash also leads the channel's unusually widely watched GMA First Look broadcast.

Oquendo's report closes with the consequences for the surrounding neighborhood: residents of a nearby mobile home park were evacuated, but he confirms that no one on the ground was hurt.

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