00:03These were some of the last words of the pilot of a Learjet 60, a private aircraft that
00:08It departed from Texas bound for the Bahamas and crashed on a Florida highway in the
00:12A rainy Sunday afternoon. All nine occupants died in the incident that caused an explosion.
00:17followed by a fireball. Subsequent images circulating on social media show a
00:22A large crater has opened up on the road in the town of Green Equest. The audio that has surfaced shows...
00:26She previously listened to the woman flying at 35,000 feet reporting bad conditions.
00:31weather conditions and requesting authorization to ascend. Seconds later the pilot is heard exclaiming
00:36Mayday and reporting a rapid fall of approximately 20,000 feet per minute. The woman reports
00:45that time is running out before communication with the control tower is finally lost.
00:49In international aviation, a Mayday is considered the most serious emergency report, which is what
00:54It gives priority over any other radio communication. The United States Secretary of Transportation
00:59United States, Sean Duffy reported that the Federal Aviation Administration was preparing to send a
01:03team to the scene to support the investigation.
01:06It was a catastrophic plane crash, Governor Juan Decentes told Univision.
01:11Reporters were on the scene. It looked like a missile descending and left a large crater on the side.
01:16of the road. While no probable cause of the accident has been officially mentioned,
01:20One of the possible hypotheses is the freezing of the wings, as the pilot had reported
01:25ice formation and an outside temperature of minus 47 degrees Celsius.
