# Family mourns 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Florida Learjet crash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stepdad-of-learjet-co-pilot-20-says-our-daughter-is-down-there-under-the-ground-with-that-airplane-as-her-best-friend-said-audio-of-final-moments-worst-thing-ive-ever-heard/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:11:24+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:33:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262047/learjet-pilot-crash-dad-speaks-out.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- Filgueiras’s friends and family have spoken about her death.
- The Learjet crash killed all nine people on board.
- Investigators are examining the aircraft’s rapid descent and breakup.

## Summary

Friends and family of 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras have spoken publicly for the first time since she died in a Learjet crash in West Palm Beach, Florida. Her friend said she was proud of Filgueiras for staying calm during the emergency, while describing the air traffic control recording as deeply distressing.

The crash killed all nine people on board and left a crater and debris field; federal authorities are investigating. The Bahamas-bound jet had departed Texas and was flying at 35,000 feet when problems were reported amid poor weather and turbulence. Filgueiras told controllers the plane was descending at up to 22,000 feet per minute before her final transmission that they were out of time.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Family mourns 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Florida Learjet crash](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262047/learjet-pilot-crash-dad-speaks-out.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [New York Post: Friend reacts to Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ haunting last words before deadly crash](https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/friend-reacts-to-learjet-co-pilot-nathalia-filgueiras-haunting-last-words-before-deadly-crash/)

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