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Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: angry turnip on Nov 01, 2026, 23:44

Title: Learjet 60 crash in Florida
Post by: angry turnip on Nov 01, 2026, 23:44
Nine people have died in a crash involving a Learjet 60 N722BD,the aircraft came down in Florida, it had departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.

At 17:48 UTC, the aircraft began heading east and briefly climbed to FL354. From that point on the aircraft made a descending right-hand turn and an increasing rate of descent to over -30000 feet per minute.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/584122    and    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm369yy7lw73o