National Transportation Safety Board says discovery of parts confirms plane was breaking apart before it crashed
Investigators looking into the fatal crash of a Learjet in Florida have said they found pieces of the horizontal tail section more than a mile from where the aircraft made impact, killing all nine aboard and leaving a fiery crater in the ground.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Tom Chapman said during a news conference on Tuesday that the discovery of tail parts broken into three pieces confirms the plane was breaking apart before it hit the ground.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/florida-plane-crash-tail-pieces-discovered