Josh Funk

November 4, 2026 — 10:45am

A piece of the Learjet that slammed into the ground in Florida, killing all nine people aboard, was found nearly six kilometres from the crash site, investigators say, confirming the plane started breaking apart before impact.

National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said most of the left elevator — part of the tail that controls the plane’s pitch — was found in three pieces between two kilometres and 6.1 kilometres from Greenacres, near West Palm Beach, where the jet went down on Sunday afternoon.

Footage of the plane crash recorded in a passing vehicle.…