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Federal Investigators Probe Potential Midair Breakup in Florida Learjet Crash

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Federal Investigators Probe Potential Midair Breakup in Florida Learjet Crash

National safety investigators indicated that components of a business jet may have detached prior to the aircraft crashing in South Florida, resulting in nine fatalities.

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National safety investigators indicated that components of a business jet may have detached prior to the aircraft crashing in South Florida, resulting in nine fatalities.

Parts of a business jet likely started to break off even before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a ball of flames in South Florida, killing all nine people on board, a federal investigator said Monday.

The Oregonian / OregonLive reported the story as "Learjet may have broken apart before Florida crash that killed 9." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the story as "Parts of a Learjet may have broken off midair before Florida crash that killed 9, investigators say."

2 sources have covered this story, including The Oregonian / OregonLive and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.

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LEFTCENTERRIGHTfirst report+15m+1hPittsburgh Post-Gazette (United States) · firstThe Oregonian / OregonLive (United States) · +25m

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