# Learjet 60 Crash Near Mar-a-Lago: Icing, Overspeed and Flight Audio - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2118932284598538644 - Source account: [@afg1911a1](https://x.com/afg1911a1) - Source language: English - Duration: 8:37 - Published: 2026-11-07 - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio) How exactly does a commercial jet turn into a missile and almost strike the residence of President Donald Trump? [0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=8) As the aircraft was traveling near Florida, it suddenly hit severe rain and icing conditions. [0:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=14) To get a smooth ride, the pilot climbed rapidly to 37,000 feet, and after a few minutes, you can hear this horrifying audio recorded as the plane fell from the sky. [0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=24) We are in an overspeed condition, descending 20,000 feet per minute. [0:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=29) Look outside, Jack. Look outside. So what was the primary reason for this catastrophic failure? [0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=36) Notice in this frame that the tail stabilizer is missing. [0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=39) When an aircraft loses its horizontal stabilizer, it is stripped of its ability to maintain level flight. [0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=46) The plane will always suffers an immediate and violent nose-down dive, and the jet drops like a missile filled with tons of TNT. [0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=54) But the biggest mystery of all, almost nothing was left of the wreckage. [0:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=58) So how exactly does a corporate jet turn into a supersonic missile, right? [1:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=63) On Sunday, November 1st, 2026, a Learjet 60 crashed in Crest Haven, Florida, plunging into the earth just nine miles from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence. [1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=76) It is exactly this kind of unpredictable, high-speed airborne threat that necessitates advanced air defense networks, like Avenger missile systems, around high-value targets. [1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=88) Carrying nine people, this business jet, tail number 722B, departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, bound for North Eleuthera in The Bahamas. [1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=101) While navigating the airspace near Naples, Florida, the flight crew reported severe icing conditions alongside moderate turbulence. [1:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=109) Seeking a smoother ride, they asked air traffic control for clearance to climb to 37,000 feet. [1:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=116) Shortly after receiving that clearance, something went catastrophically wrong. [2:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=120) The aircraft entered a deadly overspeed condition, rolling into a steep right-hand dive and dropping at an unfathomable rate of over 32,000 feet per minute. [2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=131) At exactly 12:50 PM, the plane nosedived into a residential neighborhood near Military Trail and 10th Avenue North in Palm Beach County. [2:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=141) Well, the destructive energy is released when a 22,000-pound corporate jet strikes the earth at nearly 800 miles per hour. [2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=149) Flight tracking receivers pinpointed the aircraft's position until it reached roughly 400 feet above the ground. [2:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=156) A nearby dash cam captured the last 10th of a second in just four individual frames. [2:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=162) In that 30th of a second, the Learjet moved more than half its entire length, translating to a velocity of about 1,000 feet per second. [2:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=172) In these final frames, the wings and body still appear joined, though the tail's horizontal stabilizer is too blurred to confirm if it broke off in flight. [3:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=182) This translates to an impact speed of roughly 691 miles per hour. [3:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=188) At this velocity, the jet hit Mach 1 faster than it was ever certified to fly. [3:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=193) The air pushed against the airframe over five times harder than it would during normal cruising altitudes. [3:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=199) Bound for The Bahamas from Austin, the jet carried an estimated 2,900 pounds of remaining fuel. [3:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=207) The aircraft itself weighed about 19,000 pounds. [3:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=210) When it struck the ground, the motion carried approximately 425 million joules of energy, the kinetic equivalent of 225 pounds of TNT. [3:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=222) For context, a jet like this is only designed to bear under 3 Gs in flight. [3:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=228) The aircraft instantly broke apart, with debris flying a significant distance. [3:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=233) The remaining jet fuel held roughly 100 times more energy than the physical impact itself. [3:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=239) It erupted in a massive fireball, releasing the energy equivalent of nearly 14 tons of TNT. [4:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=245) The fuel burns rapidly rather than detonating. [4:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=249) The resulting crater measured roughly 30 feet wide, punching deep enough to reach groundwater. [4:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=256) We have the exact audio of Flight 722 Bravo Delta before it crashed. [4:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=262) Novair 722 Bravo Delta, Miami Center Roger. [4:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=265) There's a moderate to extreme precipitation 11 o'clock, 5 miles, uh, scattered 150 miles northbound. [4:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=270) Deviate left and right when able. Consider it FIMD. [4:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=274) This is the pilot speaking from the Learjet 722. [4:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=283) 722 Bravo Delta, request direct Freeport. Novair 722 Bravo Delta, cleared direct Freeport. [4:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=285) 722 Bravo Delta, request direct Freeport. Novair 722 Bravo Delta, cleared direct Freeport. [4:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=288) And this is the part where the flight controller directed the Learjet to fly away from the rain or some kind of icy storm. [4:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=294) Direct Freeport. Thanks. 2 Bravo Delta. Novair 2 Bravo Delta, the turn to Freeport looks pretty nasty. [4:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=299) There is a moderate to extreme precipitation 11 o'clock in 25 miles, 100 miles in diameter. [5:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=306) Roger. Looking at. Look at it. Here, the pilot is saying FIMD and Freeport, the route they were going to take. [5:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=315) Copy. 722 Bravo Delta. We're just gonna do Freeport and then Freeport. [5:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=319) Novair 722 Bravo Delta, roger. Novair 722 Bravo Delta, descend and maintain flight level 350. [5:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=326) 350. [5:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=333) Novair 722 Bravo Delta, deviations left or right of course are approved Freeport when able. [5:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=339) Freeport when able. 2 Bravo Delta. Novair 2 Bravo Delta, Miami Center 125.07, 25.07. [5:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=351) This is where the chaos started as the pilot detected light ice. [5:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=355) Miami 722 Bravo Delta, 350. Turning direct Freeport. [5:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=359) We have light, clear ice that is manageable and moderate turbulence. [6:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=365) The jet began rocking violently back and forth inside. [6:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=369) Okay, Gulf 2347, climb, maintain level three three zero. [6:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=374) Three three zero, Gulf 2347. Aircraft is right clear ice and moderate turbulence. [6:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=379) Say again. 722 Bravo Delta 350, moderate turbulence, plus or minus, okay now, 700 feet, 600 feet. [6:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=392) November, so roger. Say outside air temperature. [6:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=396) Negative 47 degrees Celsius. We're managing the ice, but it is moderate turbulence. [6:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=402) We're direct report. Now, this part is the most horrifying as the pilot cries for help. [6:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=408) 722 Bravo Delta, we're descending 8,000. [6:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=411) Mayday, mayday, we're descending 10,000 feet per minute. [6:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=415) November 722 Bravo Delta, roger. Declaring emergency, 722 Bravo Delta. [7:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=422) We are in an over speed condition, descending 20,000 feet per minute. [7:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=427) November 722 Bravo Delta, roger. Altitude your discretion. Let me know what you need. [7:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=434) Inside, the pilot is asking the other crew member, Jack, to look outside the cockpit as the plane is nose-diving at 27,000 per minute. [7:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=442) We're gonna crash into the ground, 722 Bravo Delta. [7:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=446) Fuck. November 2 Bravo Delta, I'm here with you. [7:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=450) Talk to me. We are descending 22,000 feet, and we are banking 60 degrees. [7:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=459) What is my heading? [7:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=464) November 2 Bravo Delta, roger. [7:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=470) Fuck. Look outside, Jack. Look outside. Holy fuck, we're out of time. [7:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=476) The jet had probably already crashed, while the control tower was still helplessly looking for any sign. [8:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=482) November 2 Bravo Delta. [8:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=487) November 2 Bravo Delta, how do you hear? [8:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=490) November 2 Bravo Delta, Miami. Delta 1965, we're going to be there a few years. [8:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=498) Say small signs. [8:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=501) It was at this moment that the signal ASLO disappeared. [8:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=505) But how exactly did this helicopter crash into a massive airliner just as the plane was preparing to land on runway 33? [8:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/fYVDIenqIY0H/en/learjet-60-crash-near-mar-a-lago-icing-overspeed-and-flight-audio?t=513) We'll break down the jet you see in the video by clicking the links here.