NTSB Recovers Cockpit Voice Recorder From Florida Learjet Crash Site

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Monday that investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet 60 that crashed near Greenacres, Florida, last week, killing all nine people aboard.

“NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida,” the agency said in a post on X.

The recorder was located at the site of the aircraft’s initial impact, according to the NTSB.

The CVR is now being examined at the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C.

Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the Learjet 60 that crashed in Florida. (NTSB)

The NTSB also said excavation at the crash site has been completed.

The update follows the agency’s announcement Friday that investigators had recovered a section of one of the Learjet’s engines.

Excavation began Wednesday after utility workers drained water from the area and removed other hazards, the NTSB said.

Investigators discovered part of an engine after digging began, according to the board.

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Earlier in the week, search crews recovered the left tail elevator, a flight-control surface that helps regulate the jet’s pitch. The elevator was found in three pieces, including one located nearly four miles from the Learjet 60’s crash site.

The cockpit voice recorder was found at the site of the initial impact and is being examined at the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C. (NTSB)

“Even small pieces of the wreckage may contain important evidence that could help investigators determine what happened,” the agency said in a post on X last week.

The Learjet 60 departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at about 10:37 a.m. Sunday, bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. It crashed in Palm Beach County shortly before 1 p.m., killing everyone aboard.

Those killed included Austin technology entrepreneur Adam Robinson, 45; his wife, Helen Sharp, 40; their children, Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2; the children’s nanny, Anita Maria Cetina; and Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms were moving across South Florida when the Learjet went down. Investigators have said weather conditions will be a central focus of the crash investigation.

Investigators examine the scene of a plane crash in Greenacres, Florida, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

At an altitude of about 41,000 feet, an air traffic controller told the crew that moderate precipitation was approximately five miles away. The controller said the pilots could turn left or right, while warning that the route toward Freeport in the Bahamas “looks pretty bad.”

The crew was later directed to fly toward a waypoint near Naples, Florida. Instead, the aircraft deviated toward Palm Beach County as weather conditions worsened. The pilots reported icing and turbulence and asked air traffic control whether there was a “better ride” ahead.