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Deadly Greenacres plane crash: NTSB recovers key wreckage as excavation continues
Federal investigators have wrapped up most of their on-scene work following the deadly Learjet crash in Greenacres that killed nine people, recovering key aircr
A National Transportation Safety Board team has finished most on-scene work at the Greenacres crash site, recovering key components from the Learjet and guiding excavation efforts as investigators seek the cause of the deadly incident.
Recovered parts include sections from both wings and engines, as well as elements from the flight deck, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, left elevator, ailerons, and multiple flap track assemblies. Some of these items have been sent to NTSB laboratories in Washington, D.C. for closer inspection.
Crew members continue to clear debris and conduct site work around the Greenacres Mobile Home Community, Reading Truck, Silver Oaks Plaza, Value Store It Self Storage, and John I. Leonard High School, all within the affected area.
The crash occurred on Military Trail between Cresthaven Boulevard and 10th Avenue North, with approximately 600 residents displaced and relocated to the Greenacres Community Center as authorities work to determine a cause and assist residents. John I. Leonard High School was closed in the aftermath.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with the investigation and ongoing search for human remains, as the federal inquiry proceeds and investigators request that anyone who collected debris not keep or move it, and to email photographically documented debris to the NTSB for recovery coordination.