Federal safety investigators said Monday that evidence suggests a private business jet broke apart in midair before plunging into a South Florida neighborhood and erupting into a massive fireball, killing all nine people on board.
The National Transportation Safety Board opened an inquiry into the Sunday afternoon crash in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm Beach.
The flight, a Bombardier Learjet 60 traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, entered a rapid vertical descent following reports of severe turbulence and icing.
“We do have some indication that the aircraft was breaking up before impact,” NTSB member Tom Chapman told reporters during a Monday news conference.
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