An NTSB investigator searches the impact site for wreckage and debris from the Learjet 60.

​​An NTSB investigator searches the impact site for wreckage and debris from the Learjet 60.

Crash of Learjet 60

What Happened

​​This information is preliminary and subject to change.

Update Nov. 9, 2026

NTSB investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida. The CVR was located at the site of initial impact.​ The CVR is being evaluated in the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C. The excavation work at the impact site has been completed.​


Update Nov. 8, 2026

The NTSB has completed its on-scene investigative activities for the Nov. 1 crash of a Learjet 60 near Greenacres, Florida, with the exception of the excavation of the impact site, which remains ongoing. The cleared areas include Green Acres Mobile Home Community, Reading Truck, Silver Oaks Plaza, Value Store It Self Storage and John I. Leonard High School.

Investigators have recovered and identified portions of the aircraft, including components from both wings, both engines, the flight deck, vertical stabilizer, horizontal stabilizer, left elevator, aileron sections and multiple flap track assemblies. Some of the recovered parts have been sent to the NTSB laboratories in Washington, D.C. for closer inspection.

If you have found or collected any debris from the crash site, please do not keep it or attempt to move, alter or dispose of it. We ask that you contact the NTSB at [email protected] to arrange its recovery. Please include a photo of the debris, if possible, in your email. Recovering all available wreckage is critical to the investigation and helping to determine the cause of the crash.

Members of the community seeking information about ongoing recovery operations can visit https://discover.pbc.gov/.​​


Update Nov. 5, 2026​​

NTSB investigators and local officials continue recovery efforts for the wreckage of the Learjet 60 that crashed on Nov. 1 near Greenacres, Florida.

Excavation work at the crash site began late yesterday and continues today, which included finding a portion of one engine. Debris has been found away from the impact location and also on the roofs of homes and buildings near the crash site.

All recovered wreckage will be sent to a secure location for further examination.

If you have found or collected any debris from the Learjet 60 crash, please do not keep it or attempt to move, alter or dispose of it. Even small pieces of the wreckage may contain important evidence that could help investigators determine what happened. We ask that you contact the NTSB at [email protected] to arrange its recovery. Please include a photo of the debris, if possible, in your email. Recovering all available wreckage is critical to the investigation and helping to determine the cause of the crash.


We have launched a go team to investigate the crash of a Learjet 60 operated by Aurora Aviation dba Upper Jet. The flight was lost from radar and radio contact while en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Austin, Texas to North Eleuthera Airport (MYEH), North Eleuthera, Bahamas.

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Video

Media Briefing, November 2, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/live/9utTZTQbKz8?si=qXmSJ70n9i95njnW
Media Briefing, November 3, 2026
https://www.youtube.com/live/_7aLwIMptyc?si=JiKmy-wxRyV2L2dv
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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