2026-11-02 09:39:32Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The dramatic moments before the Learjet60 crashed in Florida were captured in the final dialogue the plane's pilot had with the control tower.

A few minutes before the crash, the pilot reported that ice had begun to accumulate on the plane, that the temperature outside was -47 degrees Celsius, and that they were encountering turbulence, which was causing fluctuations in flight altitude.

"We have light, manageable, clear ice formation and moderate turbulence," the pilot reported over the radio to Miami Air Traffic Control.

However, moments later, after noticing that it had started to rain and requesting permission to increase the flight altitude, he declared a state of emergency.

“We are losing altitude at a rate of 8,000 feet – help, help – we are losing altitude at a rate of 10,000 feet per minute,” he said a few seconds later and added: “We have exceeded the permitted airspeed limit and are losing altitude at a rate of 20,000 feet per minute!”

“We’re going to crash into the ground!” he says. “We’re descending at 22,000 meters, we’re on a 60-degree slope.”

Then screams and the pilot's sad voice are heard: "Look, we're going to crash! We're running out of time!"

The plane lost 8,230 feet of altitude in just one minute, shortly before the flight tracking data stopped recording, according to the ADS-B Exchange website.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the crash a "terrible tragedy" in a social media post. It is not yet known if anyone on the ground was injured.

According to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the plane, which had taken off from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas, crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, at around 12:50 pm (local time).

The FAA and the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the causes of the crash.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office announced that an investigation into the incident in the Military area is underway, while all lanes of traffic in both directions have been closed until further notice.


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