that plane. cnn s dann simon it in reno, nevada for us. dan, the ntsb asked about those photos at a news conference today. the death toll is now up to nine from three. what did investigators have o to say? reporter: no question, don, investigators will be looking at the tail of that aircraft. we have seen those pictures and it s pretty certain that at least at one point during the flight what s called the elevator lift tab dislodged from the plane. aviation experts have told me it would be very difficult to control the plane if, in fact, that occurred. crews here have been at the scene today going through the wreckage. they actually went over the lapse if you will to see where exactly that plane went and they did find something on the ground. i want you to listen now to the national transportation board investigator. we re aware of that. in fact, a component has been recovered in the area where that was observed. but i think it s critical at this point to know that we hav