The two-time Pro Bowl running back called the crash a “tragic reminder of how fragile life is.”

Despite the Learjet nose-diving and bursting in flames, NTSB officials are hopeful they can find the plane's black box to give them some answers.

A small plane crashed into the side of a hill and caught fire Tuesday morning in Ocotillo Wells, according to information confirmed by Cal Fire. The crash was reported around 9:25 a.m. in an area under California State Parks jurisdiction,

On social media, Mixon remembered the plane’s two crew members, who died alongside seven passengers in the Palm Beach, Fla., crash on Sunday, Nov. 1

The investigation into Sunday’s Learjet crash that killed nine people begins in earnest today. Follow for live updates throughout the day.

Jesse Ouellette, a friend of Adam's, tells TMZ ... the businessman recently shared how happy he was with his life, saying things were "going too well" as his businesses continued to grow and his family was loving life in Aspen, Colorado.

The crash shocked both witnesses of the explosion and passersby at the crater left in the aftermath I Greenacres.