00:00At about 10.37 Eastern Time, and all of these times will be Eastern Time,
00:05at about 10.37 Eastern Time, the aircraft departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
00:11en route to North Eleuthera, Bahamas, with nine people on board,
00:16two flight crew and seven passengers.
00:20After takeoff, the flight proceeded towards the destination
00:24while establishing contact with various ATC facilities along the route of flight.
00:31About 12.47 p.m. Eastern Time, the crew transmitted to ATC
00:36that they were encountering light, clear ice, which was manageable and also moderate turbulence.
00:44While in contact with Miami Air Route Traffic Center,
00:48the crew transmitted that they were at 35,000 feet with moderate turbulence
00:53with altitude deviations of about 700 feet.
00:58The crew reported the outside temperature was minus 47 Celsius, which is minus 53 Fahrenheit,
01:06and they were managing the ice but were in moderate turbulence.
01:11Very soon after, the crew transmitted,
01:14we are picking up precipitation, requesting to climb to 37,000 feet if able,
01:20which was approved by FAA Air Traffic Control.
01:25Less than 30 seconds later, a transmission from the airplane announced a descent,
01:30followed by a mayday call.
01:32Thank you for listening.
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