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Family mourns 20-year-old co-pilot killed in Florida Learjet crash
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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.
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In short
- 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.
How this story developed
- 45 minutes ago A Learjet co-pilot, 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras, died when the aircraft crashed in West Palm Beach, Florida, killing all nine people on board. Her family and friends have spoken publicly about the loss, as federal authorities investigate what caused the crash.
- 1 hour ago 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.
Explained simply
Nathalia Filgueiras was a co-pilot on a Learjet, a type of business aircraft. She was 20 when the jet crashed in West Palm Beach, Florida, killing everyone on board; the aircraft had been travelling from Texas towards the Bahamas.
The crash is being investigated by federal authorities, who will examine what happened before the aircraft came down. Air traffic controllers had warned the crew about poor weather and turbulence, but the cause of the crash has not been established.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “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 I’ve ever heard’”.