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Parts of jet that crashed in Palm Beach County found miles away, NTSB says

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Parts of jet that crashed in Palm Beach County found miles away, NTSB says. (2026, November 3). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palm-beach-county-jet-crash-investigation-update/

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NTSB member Tom Chapman announced during a news conference that parts of the Learjet 60 that crashed in Palm Beach County were found up to 3.8 miles away from the crash site, suggesting the plane was disintegrating prior to impact. The tail section, crucial for pitch control and broken into three pieces, is a significant piece of evidence indicating potential mechanical failures before the crash. The co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, reported ice accumulation and severe turbulence shortly before losing communication with air traffic controllers.
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On November 1, 2026, a Learjet 60 carrying nine people crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, approximately eight miles from Mar-a-Lago. The jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. The FAA confirmed that the plane went down around 12:50 p.m., with reports indicating a massive fireball upon impact. All nine people on board were killed, according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Investigators later found crucial pieces of debris, including parts of the left elevator, nearly six kilometers from the crash site near Greenacres, suggesting that the plane began breaking apart before hitting the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the accident.

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Austin Bahamas National Transportation Safety Board Texas the Learjet 60

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Austin GPE · 2× Chapman PERSON · 2× Filgueiras PERSON · 2× Adam Robinson PERSON · 1× Bahamas GPE · 1× Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras PERSON · 1× National Transportation Safety Board ORG · 1× Palm Beach County GPE · 1× Texas GPE · 1× Tom Chapman PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The co-pilot, 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, told air traffic controllers minutes before the crash that ice was accumulating on the plane and that severe turbulence had thrown it up and down by more than 700 feet, before Filgueiras can be heard saying in that the jet was rapidly descending.
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🔮 Without that intact, the pilots would not have been able to pull the Learjet 60 out of its nosedive.

Claims (16 extracted, 1 hedged)

Pieces of the jet that , killing nine people, were found nearly 4 miles away from the crash site, investigators said Tuesday. asserted
investigators → kill → site
National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said during a news conference that the discovery of a part of the tail located that far from the impact crater was an indication the plane was likely breaking up before it hit the ground. asserted
it → say → ground
He said parts of the plane were located as far as 3.8 miles from the impact site. asserted
parts → say → site
Chapman said the tail's elevator was broken into three parts. asserted
elevator → say → parts
Without that intact, the pilots would not have been able to pull the Learjet 60 out of its nosedive. asserted
pilots → pull → nosedive
"The function of the elevator is to control the pitch up and down," he said. asserted
he → control → pitch
"At those speeds I don't know that it would've been effective even if it had still been attached to the aircraft, but knowing that it was lost is a very important piece of evidence in terms of pointing us towards other things to investigate." asserted
it → know → things
Chapman acknowledged Monday that parts of the jet likely started to break off before it struck the ground. asserted
it → acknowledge → ground
The co-pilot, 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, told air traffic controllers minutes before the crash that ice was accumulating on the plane and that severe turbulence had thrown it up and down by more than 700 feet, before Filgueiras can be heard saying in that the jet was rapidly descending. asserted
jet → tell → feet
The messages grew increasingly alarming before the Learjet 60, which was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, ultimately crashed and erupted in a fireball. asserted
which → grow → fireball
Victims of jet that crashed in Palm Beach County identified The passengers who died in the crash as asserted
who → crash → crash
The other pilot was identified by family and friends as Jeff Gregory, 55. asserted
pilot → identify → Gregory
As the plane was plunging toward the ground, a man's voice could be heard reciting the Lord's Prayer in the background. uncertain
voice → plunge → background
Friends said they're convinced it was Gregory, who was a devout Christian. asserted
who → say → ?
CBS News Miami's West Palm Beach affiliate, WPEC, interviewed Filgueiras three years ago, when she was a high school senior in Boca Raton. asserted
she → interview → Raton
She received her pilot's license before her driver's license. asserted
She → receive → license
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