Investigators say they found tail pieces of Learjet that crashed in Florida, killing nine

National Transportation Safety Board says discovery of parts confirms plane was breaking apart before it crashed

Investigators looking into the fatal crash of a Learjet in Florida have said they found pieces of the horizontal tail section more than a mile from where the aircraft made impact, killing all nine aboard and leaving a fiery crater in the ground.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Tom Chapman said during a news conference on Tuesday that the discovery of tail parts broken into three pieces confirms the plane was breaking apart before it hit the ground.