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🚨UPDATE: BLACK BOX RECOVERED FROM DEADLY FLORIDA PLANE CRASH - NEW DETAILS EMERGE The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has confirmed that investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet 60 that crashed near Greenacres, Florida, on November 1st, killing all nine aboard. The recorder was discovered at the aircraft’s initial impact site and has now been transported to the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C., where investigators are examining it. Despite the devastating impact and fire, investigators were able to recover the device. However, it is not yet known whether the audio can be successfully retrieved. Investigators discovered THREE pieces of the aircraft’s left elevator, a critical flight-control surface located on the tail, scattered between approximately 1.3 and 3.8 MILES from the main crash site. This indicates that portions of the aircraft separated before it struck the ground. Flight-tracking analysis also suggests the aircraft was descending at a staggering rate of more than 30,000 FEET PER MINUTE at certain points. The jet had been flying above 35,000 feet before its catastrophic descent unfolded in roughly a minute. Shortly before the crash, the flight crew reported moderate turbulence, light clear icing, and altitude fluctuations of approximately 700 feet. They requested clearance to climb to 37,000 feet. Less than 30 seconds after receiving clearance, a transmission announced a descent, followed by a Mayday call. The aircraft’s 20-year-old copilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, had also reportedly texted her boyfriend about turbulence and icing shortly before the crash. Investigators have recovered major sections of both wings, both engines, the flight deck, and portions of the tail. Additional wreckage was found scattered across nearby properties and rooftops. The excavation of the impact site is now complete.