The tail of the doomed Learjet that nosedived into a Florida street was recovered miles away from the crash site, investigators revealed.
The private jet, piloted by longtime aviator Jeff Gregory, crashed in Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, on Sunday while travelling at near-supersonic speed.
It hit the ground with enough force to create a crater before bursting into flames, with the impact scattering plane fragments over a large area.
Federal investigators have since located part of the plane’s tail elevator about 1.3 to 3.8 miles away from the crater, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Tom Chapman said during a press briefing Tuesday.
Officials believe that several important
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