Overview
- The NTSB added hundreds of pages to the public docket on Aug. 18, 2026, including doorbell, dash and drive‑through videos that capture the Learjet 55’s final seconds and other operational and maintenance records.
- Flight data show the jet turned left about one minute after takeoff and entered a high‑rate dive, descending nearly 10,000 feet per minute while accelerating above 275 mph, with both engines recorded at full power.
- Investigators recovered parts of the pitch‑trim system that were set at about 3.97 degrees instead of an expected 5.5 degrees, a discrepancy that could change the force needed to hold the nose up but has not been tied definitively to the crash.
- The aircraft’s cockpit voice recorder had not worked for years, limiting investigators’ ability to hear crew communications and complicating efforts to explain pilot actions in the final moments.
- The crash killed six people onboard and two on the ground, injured many others, and the newly released materials raise fresh questions about Med Jets/Jet Rescue Air Ambulance’s prior accidents and whether FAA notification and oversight of the Mexico‑registered operator were adequate as the NTSB continues its open investigation.