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NTSB finds Learjet tail parts miles from Florida crash site
NTSB investigators said pieces of a Learjet 60’s left elevator were found up to about 3.8 miles from a Palm Beach crash that killed nine, BBC reported.
- WFLA is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Key Part of Jet in Deadly Florida Crash Found Far From Impact Site”
- Our desk filed its story
- New headline Was: “Key Part of Jet in Deadly Florida Crash Found Far From Impact Site”
- New headline Was: “NTSB finds Learjet elevator pieces miles from Florida crash site”
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- KFOR, ABC30 and 2 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Nine killed as Learjet crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida”
- Our desk updated its story
- AP is now reporting this
- Reuters is now reporting this
- BBC, CBS News and 3 more are now reporting this
Wire reporting: (AP, via WFLA)
Investigators recovered pieces of a Learjet 60’s left elevator as far as about 3.8 miles from a Palm Beach, Florida, crash site, NTSB board member Tom Chapman said Tuesday, BBC reported1.
The jet crashed Sunday, killing all nine people aboard on a flight from Austin, Texas, toward the Bahamas1. Chapman said most of the left elevator was found in three pieces 1.3 to 3.8 miles away, indicating it came off before impact1.
He said investigators still needed to determine whether losing the elevator caused the nosedive or whether aerodynamic forces caused it to separate1. WFLA, carrying an Associated Press report, said the NTSB inquiry will likely take more than a year2.
Families identified passengers including Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp and their children Emma and Charlie, along with Rachael Reed, Charmi Fehr and Anita Maria Cetina, BBC reported1. Media reports named the pilots as Jeffrey Gregory and Nathalia Filgueiras, 201.
Chapman said the NTSB’s task is to understand why the crash happened and recommend changes, the AP report said2.
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How it’s being reported
2 sourcesNTSB says crucial plane parts found three miles from Florida crash site
Elevator discovery and whether it caused the dive
BBC reports NTSB member Tom Chapman said left-elevator pieces were found far from impact, suggesting they separated in flight. BBC News
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What's next in the investigation of Learjet crash in Florida that killed 9?
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