“WE’RE OUT OF TIME”: CHILLING FINAL RADIO CALLS REVEAL LEARJET’S LAST MOMENTS BEFORE FLORIDA CRASH KILLED NINE

Air traffic control recordings captured the crew’s desperate attempts to respond as the private jet plunged toward a mobile home community in Palm Beach County.

Chilling air traffic control recordings have captured the final moments of a Learjet 60 before it crashed into a residential community in South Florida, killing all nine people aboard.

The aircraft went down near Greenacres in Palm Beach County shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, after departing Austin, Texas, for North Eleuthera in the Bahamas.

In the final radio exchanges, a female pilot can be heard reporting an increasingly rapid descent as the crew struggled to regain control.

One of the most distressing moments came when a crew member reportedly shouted: “Holy f–k, we’re out of time.”

The recording has provided a clearer picture of the aircraft’s final communications, although investigators have not yet established what caused the disaster.

Pilot initially reported manageable icing and turbulence

In the minutes before the emergency, the crew contacted the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center to report moderate turbulence and light, clear icing conditions.

The pilot initially described the icing as manageable.

The crew also reported flying through precipitation and requested permission to climb to a higher altitude in search of smoother conditions.

Air traffic control approved the request.

But shortly afterward, the situation deteriorated rapidly.

The pilot reported that the aircraft was descending at approximately 8,000 feet per minute before issuing a mayday call and reporting a descent rate of 10,000 feet per minute.

The emergency transmissions then became increasingly alarming.

“We are in an overspeed condition descending 20,000 feet per minute,” the pilot reportedly told controllers.

The crew later warned: “We’re going to crash into the ground.”

“I’m here with you. Talk to me.”

As the aircraft continued losing altitude, an air traffic controller attempted to maintain communication with the crew.

“November two bravo delta, I’m here with you, talk to me,” the controller responded.

The crew then reported that the aircraft was descending at approximately 22,000 feet per minute while banking at an angle of around 60 degrees.

In the final moments of the recording, a crew member reportedly shouted: “Look outside, Jack, look outside! Holy f–k, we’re out of time.”

The transmission then ended.

Flight-tracking data reviewed by Flightradar24 showed that the aircraft’s descent rate eventually exceeded 32,000 feet per minute.

The figures and words captured in the radio exchange are part of the available recordings and flight-tracking information. They do not, by themselves, establish the technical cause of the loss of control.

Jet erupted into a fireball in residential community

The Learjet 60, registered as N722BD, crashed near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North in the Greenacres area of Palm Beach County.

Videos from the scene showed the aircraft plunging toward the ground before a massive fireball erupted.

The impact left a large crater, damaged a mobile home, struck a tree and brought down power lines.

Witnesses described hearing an enormous explosion as emergency crews rushed to the scene.

The aircraft had been travelling from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.

All nine people aboard were killed, according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Authorities had not publicly released the victims’ identities in the latest reports. Officials also had not confirmed any fatalities on the ground.

Residents of the nearby mobile home community were evacuated as emergency crews secured the crash site. Approximately 600 people were affected by the evacuation, according to reports.

NTSB investigates what caused the aircraft to plunge

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Investigators are expected to examine the aircraft wreckage, flight data, maintenance history, weather conditions and the crew’s communications with air traffic control.

The pilot’s reports of icing, turbulence and precipitation are important details, but officials have not determined whether any of those conditions caused or contributed to the crash.

The aircraft was a 2004 Learjet 60 registered to LR60271 LLC, a company based in Delaware.

For the families of the nine people aboard, the crash has brought devastating loss.

As investigators work to reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments, the cause of the tragedy remains unknown.