The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet 60 that crashed in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. (Foto: Instagram)
The National Transportation Safety Board said it recovered the cockpit voice recorder from a Learjet 60 that crashed in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, including 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha. The agency announced the recovery Monday, November 9, 2026.
Investigators found the recorder at the site of the plane’s initial impact. It is being examined at the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorder Laboratory in Washington, D.C. The agency is investigating the circumstances of the crash.
The jet went down November 1 at a mobile home park in Greenacres, in southern Florida. Those killed included Gadelha, Captain Jeff Gregory, 55, a Texas family of four, a nanny, and two close friends. The aircraft had departed Austin, Texas, for the Bahamas.
The NTSB investigation found indications that the Learjet exceeded its speed limit, a condition known in aviation as overspeed. The plane reportedly descended at a rate of 6,000 meters per minute before striking the ground in Palm Beach County, at the mobile home park.
An audio recording captures Gadelha calling for help from air traffic control. She declared an emergency and reported an overspeed condition, saying the plane was descending at 20,000 feet per minute. A controller replied, “Understood. Let me know what you need.” When the aircraft stopped responding, the controller called, “November 2 Bravo Delta, I’m here with you. Talk to me.”
Gadelha later said the plane was descending through 22,000 feet and banking at a 60-degree angle. With shouting audible in the background, she said, “We’re going to die. We’re going to die. We’re going to hit the ground. Look outside,” followed by, “We’re running out of time.” The controller then asked if she could hear and identified the call as coming from Miami; the transmission was cut off shortly afterward.
