NTSB Investigation Begins in Earnest Monday into the Learjet Crash That Killed Nine in Palm Beach County

The federal investigation is now the story. The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into Sunday's Learjet crash that killed nine people begins in earnest today at the crossroads of Military Trail and Cresthaven Boulevard in Greenacres, the Palm Beach Post reported in its Monday live file, read by the desk this run. The jet, bound from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas, crashed at about 12:50 p.m. Sunday, exploding into a fireball when it hit the ground. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed Sunday that all nine people aboard died, and Gov. Ron DeSantis said there had been no reports of anyone on the ground killed or injured by the debris - the desk's first file on the crash ran Sunday as SQ-20261101-058.

Monday's work is evidence. The NTSB announced Monday that a team of specialists is en route to the crash site to gather evidence and begin investigating, the Post's live file reported in its 8:14 a.m. ET entry, and the agency scheduled an update in West Palm Beach - the Post's file carries the briefing at 1 p.m. ET. Federal officials will investigate the cause of a crash that took place on a stormy day in South Florida; no cause has been determined, and nothing in this story treats the crew's final radio reports, carried in Sunday's coverage, as an investigator's finding.

The names are still not public. As of 7:30 a.m. Monday, authorities had not released the names of those who died, the Post reported. The desk does not publish a victim's name until officials release it, and it will update this file when the NTSB speaks this afternoon and when Palm Beach County authorities release identifications.