The full, unedited air traffic control recording of Learjet 60 N722BD's last minutes over Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026.
It plays in real time, about 5 min 48 s from Miami Center, with every transmission subtitled, including the other flights on the frequency. A flight-tracking replay built from the jet's public ADS-B data follows along.
- 12:47:03 PM: At 35,000 ft, heading direct to Freeport, the crew reports light clear ice and moderate turbulence.
- 12:47:59: "Now we're picking up precipitation. We need to climb 370 if able." The controller clears them to flight level 370.
- 12:48:15: The tracking data shows the descent begin.
- 12:48:28: "Mayday, Mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute."
- 12:48:33: "We are in an overspeed condition, descending 20,000 feet a minute."
- 12:48:53: "We're going to crash into the ground."
- 12:49:02: "We are descending 22,000 feet and we are banking 60 degrees."
- 12:49:17: Open mic: "Look outside! Look outside!"
- 12:49:32: The last flight-tracking signal, at 325 ft GPS altitude near 3001 S. Military Trail, Greenacres.
- 12:49:28 to 12:52:39: The controller keeps calling "November 2 Bravo Delta, how do you hear?", tells everyone else to stand by, and asks Southwest 918 to try to relay on the Guard emergency frequency.
- The Learjet 60 was flying from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas with nine people on board (FAA).
- All nine were killed, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
- CNN reported storms in the area. The NTSB is investigating; no cause has been released.