# Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ dad breaks down as he reveals ‘I wanted to be by her side’ in final moments

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/learjet-co-pilot-nathalia-filgueiras-dad-breaks-down-as-he-reveals-i-wanted-to-be-by-her-side-in-final-moments/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:41:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T19:41:52+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/06/us-news/learjet-co-pilot-nathalia-filgueiras-dad-breaks-down-as-he-reveals-i-wanted-to-be-by-her-side-in-final-moments/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Nathalia Filgueiras’ father praised her calmness during the emergency.
- The Learjet crashed in Palm Beach, killing all nine aboard.
- Filgueiras reported a descent of 10,000 feet per minute.

## Summary

Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras’ father, Allan, wept at a press conference as he described wishing he could have been beside his 20-year-old daughter during the emergency that killed her. He praised her composure in the cockpit and said he was proud of her, bringing attention to the young co-pilot’s actions in the moments before the crash.

The Learjet 60 was travelling from Texas to the Bahamas when it plunged over Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people aboard. Filgueiras, who earned her pilot’s licence in high school and later taught her father to fly, repeatedly gave air traffic control updates before reporting a rapid descent of 10,000 feet per minute and warning the plane was about to crash. The victims included tech founder Adam Robinson, his wife and two young children, two friends, a nanny and pilot Jeff Gregory.

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