Learjet parts found miles from crash site, NTSB says
The US National Transportation Safety Board said wreckage from a Learjet was found miles from where the plane came down. According to investigators, pieces of the elevator, which controls the aircraft's up-and-down pitch, separated before impact.
Background
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent US federal agency that investigates civil aviation accidents and other transportation incidents. The Learjet is a type of private business jet. Investigations of this kind typically take time before final conclusions on the cause are issued.
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