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NTSB set to share new details on fiery Learjet plane crash in Greenacres
Federal investigators are expected to provide new details Monday afternoon about the deadly Learjet crash in Palm Beach County that killed nine people Sunday.
NTSB officials are planning a briefing to share new details about the Learjet crash that occurred in Palm Beach County, with a news conference scheduled for Monday afternoon.
The agency said board member Tom Chapman will brief reporters on the investigation process and the anticipated activities at the crash site in the coming days. A livestream link for the briefing was expected to be available by 12:45 p.m. local time.
The crash happened on Sunday afternoon along South Military Trail in Greenacres, and the aircraft erupted into flames, resulting in the loss of nine lives on board.
Authorities noted that the incident prompted the evacuation of about 600 people from a nearby mobile home park, though no injuries were reported on the ground. The cause of the crash remained under investigation at the time of the briefing.
Local coverage identified one of the pilots as Nathalia Filgueiras, noted as a former student at West Boca Raton High School, who had earned a pilot license prior to her driver's license.