Parts of jet's tail found more than a mile from plane crash site in South Florida, official says
Summary
Investigators found pieces of the Learjet’s tail more than a mile from the crash site in Greenacres, Florida. An NTSB official said the damaged elevator indicates the jet was breaking apart before impact; investigators are examining reports of ice and severe turbulence before the crash.Key Facts
- The Learjet 60 crashed Sunday in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm Beach.
- NTSB member Tom Chapman said the tail’s elevator was broken into three parts and investigators found tail debris more than a mile from the impact crater.
- An elevator controls an aircraft’s pitch, or whether its nose points up or down.
- Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras told air traffic controllers that ice was accumulating and severe turbulence had moved the plane up and down by more than 700 feet.
- The plane had taken off from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas.
- Pilot Jeff Gregory, 55, and co-pilot Filgueiras were among the nine people who died, according to the article.
- About 600 nearby residents remained displaced, and the article reported one injury on the ground.
- The victims included technology entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, and their two young children, relatives said.
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