# Final distress call from Learjet pilot captured moments before crash

https://mins.news/en/item/125030

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 06:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/2/final-distress-call-with-learjet-pilot-captured-moments-before-crash?traffic_source=rss

> Newly released air traffic control recordings capture the crew’s urgent mayday calls as a Learjet 60 rapidly lost altitude and crashed in Greenacres, Florida. All nine people aboard were killed. Federal investigators are examining reported factors including icing and turbulence.

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