Victims of Florida plane crash include a 20-year-old who got her pilot’s license as a teen
Investigators say weather and icing are central to the probe as debris was scattered across a wide area after the jet broke apart in flight.
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026, a Learjet 60 crashed into a Palm Beach County residential area near Greenacres, killing all nine people aboard, including tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras.
- National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said evidence, including recovered elevator sections, suggests the aircraft began breaking apart before impact, while investigators prioritize weather conditions like clear ice and moderate turbulence.
- Air traffic recordings captured the crew reporting an overspeed condition and a descent rate exceeding 20,000 feet per minute; Filgueiras warned, "We're gonna crash into the ground," shortly before impact.
- Forced evacuations of about 600 residents followed the crash, which left a crater and sparked fires; families mourned Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp, their two young children, and three other passengers.
- Investigators are working to recover the cockpit voice recorder from the impact crater to clarify the flight's final 90 seconds, as the NTSB examines maintenance records and pilot certifications to determine the cause.
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The father of co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, said that the air traffic control audio shows that she tried to keep the Learjet 60 jet under control until the last moments before the fall in Florida.What HappenedAllan Filgueiras spoke for
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Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida jet crash says her final radio calls showed 'she's tough'
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The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot who died along with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida said Friday he has listened to his daughter’s...
Dad of 20-year-old co-pilot in Florida Learjet crash says final radio calls showed 'she's tough'
The father of the 20-year-old co-pilot killed alongside eight others in a Florida Learjet crash said Friday he has repeatedly listened to her final radio transmissions, searching for answers and finding pride in how she handled the crisis.
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The father of the co-pilot who died with eight others when a Learjet crashed in Palm Beach County called his 20-year-old daughter a 'gifted' pilot, passionate and talented beyond her years.
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