All nine people aboard the Learjet 60 died in the crash in Greenacres, a community in Palm Beach County, Florida. The scale of the loss has placed the aircraft's condition and the sequence of events before impact at the centre of the investigation. (Aki Kuusisto via AP)
\n\nPieces of the left elevator of a Learjet 60 that crashed in Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people aboard, were found scattered several miles from the crash site, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
\n\nThe discovery is part of the ongoing investigation into the deadly aircraft accident, with investigators examining the wreckage and flight-control components to establish what caused the jet to go down.
\n\nThe left elevator is a movable control surface on an aircraft’s tail that helps pilots control its pitch, or the angle of the nose. Damage, detachment or malfunction involving the component could be relevant to understanding the circumstances of the crash, although the NTSB has not established that it caused the accident.
\n\nFinding pieces of the elevator away from the main wreckage could help investigators reconstruct the aircraft’s final moments. Investigators typically examine the location and condition of recovered components, alongside flight data, maintenance records, weather information…
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