A Learjet 60 bound for the Bahamas went down in Greenacres on Sunday. All 9 aboard were killed. The final ATC audio tells the last 35 seconds.
All 9 people aboard a Learjet 60 were killed when the jet plunged into a neighborhood in Greenacres on Sunday, November 1. The plane had departed Austin-Bergstrom and was headed to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas.
The crew reported ice and turbulence at altitude and asked to climb. Then came the mayday: the jet was descending 10,000 feet per minute, then 20,000, in an overspeed condition. About 35 seconds after the first distress call, the crew's last transmission: “We're out of time.”
The jet fell roughly 27,000 feet in about a minute, according to flight tracking data, and came down near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North. No deaths or injuries on the ground were reported. About 600 residents were evacuated from a nearby mobile home park to shelters.
The NTSB is leading the investigation, with the FAA supporting. No cause has been released. The identities of the 9 people aboard had not been publicly released as of the latest official updates. Claims that the jet was shot down or struck by a drone are unconfirmed — officials have not linked the crash to any air defense deployment.