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NTSB recovers Learjet 60 cockpit voice recorder from Florida crash site

Fox News reports the NTSB found the recorder at the impact site of the Nov. 1 crash that killed nine.

The short version

  • The NTSB said it recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Learjet 60 crash near Greenacres, Florida.[Fox News]
  • The Nov. 1 crash killed all nine people on board.[Fox News]
  • The recorder was found at the initial impact location and is being evaluated in Washington, D.C.[Fox News]
  • Investigators say weather will be a major focus, with heavy rain and thunderstorms reported across South Florida at the time of the crash.[Fox News]

Key facts

  • The NTSB announced it recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Learjet 60 that crashed near Greenacres, Florida.[Fox News]
  • The Learjet 60 crashed on Nov. 1, killing all nine people on board.[Fox News]
  • According to the NTSB, the recorder was found at the location of the initial impact.[Fox News]
  • The recorder is being evaluated in the NTSB's Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C.[Fox News]
  • Heavy rain and thunderstorms were reported across South Florida when the Learjet crashed.[Fox News]
  • Investigators said weather will be a major focus of their probe.[Fox News]

What remains uncertain

  • The reporting does not include any findings from analysis of the recorder, so the crash's cause remains unknown.[Fox News]
  • Weather's role in the crash is a stated focus of investigators but has not been established.[Fox News]

Sources

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