Father Says Learjet Co-pilot’s Final Calls Showed Her Strength
WHO:
CNN - NTSB member Tom Chapman said weather was “certainly a key focus of the investigation.”
CNN - The passengers killed were tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson; Helen Sharp and her children, Emma and Charlie; caregiver Anita Maria Cetina; and Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.
CNN - Nathalia Filgueiras graduated from American Flyers, an aviation school, according to her family.
CNN - Nathalia’s father said she ran flight-safety drills for him, simulating instrument-panel failures and putting the plane into upset situations for him to recover.
CNN - Nathalia’s mother, Camila Gadelha Corteleti, said the family is Brazilian and lives in Florida, where Nathalia was born.
CNN - Nathalia’s stepfather, Thiago Corteleti, said she received her pilot’s license before her driver’s license.
CNN - Nathalia said in a 2023 interview that she wanted to become a commercial airline pilot or fly private jets.
CNN - Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras began flying with her father when she was 12 and earned her pilot’s license at 17.
CNN - Nathalia held commercial pilot and flight instructor licenses and was qualified to serve as a first officer on a Learjet 60, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
CNN - Nathalia’s father, Allan Filgueiras, said, “She’s my soulmate.”
CNN - Attorney Stuart Grossman said the family wanted to preserve Nathalia’s memory and reputation.
NBC News - Allan Filgueiras is a pilot himself and helped his daughter learn to fly.
NY Post - Allan Filgueiras is the father of Nathalia Filgueiras, a 20-year-old Learjet co-pilot.
ABC News US - Nathalia Filgueiras was the co-pilot of the Learjet that crashed in Florida; her father listened to her final radio transmissions.
NBC News - Allan Filgueiras spoke publicly for the first time since his daughter Nathalia died in the crash.
WHAT:
CNN - Attorney Stuart Grossman said, “We’re not making allegations against anybody at this time,” and urged people to let the government investigation proceed before the family’s experts assess its findings.
CNN - Nathalia told her father after getting the Learjet job, “I would pay for this, but they’re actually paying me,” and he said flying was her happiest moment.
CNN - Before the crash, an air traffic controller warned the crew that their requested turn toward the Bahamas could take them into a thunderstorm, reporting “moderate to extreme precipitation” 25 miles away and extending 100 miles in diameter.
CNN - Nathalia’s final descent call said, “We’re descending 8,000 – mayday, mayday – we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute.”
CNN - The school district paid for Nathalia to obtain her private pilot’s license, according to WPEC.
CNN - Nathalia’s father said he plans to continue flying and “continue her legacy,” adding, “Each time that I’m gonna be flying, I’m gonna be connecting with her.”
CNN - Nathalia’s father said he felt an unexplained sadness after spending an afternoon with her at a boat show and having lunch, which he later realized was their last day together.
CNN - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said dashcam footage showed the plane coming down so fast that it “looked like a missile going down.”
CNN - Nathalia said turbulence was bouncing the plane up to 700 feet; she later reported descending 10,000 feet per minute.
CNN - Nathalia’s final recorded transmission included, “We’re out of time”; she had reported icing and turbulence before declaring an emergency.
CNN - The Learjet was flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas; the nine people killed included seven passengers, co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, and pilot Jeff Gregory.
CNN - Investigators recovered part of the engine and found most of the left elevator in three pieces, 1.3 to 3.8 miles from the crash crater.
CNN - Investigators were searching for the cockpit voice recorder; maintenance records showed one had been installed, but it was unclear whether it remained on board.
NBC News - Allan Filgueiras called his daughter a hero.
NBC News - Allan Filgueiras said a recording showed his daughter fought until the last minute.
TMZ - Allan Filgueiras described his daughter as “gifted.”
NY Post - Allan Filgueiras wept while praising his daughter, who was killed in the South Florida Learjet crash.
NY Post - Allan Filgueiras said, “I wanted to be by her side” in her final moments.
ABC News US - Nathalia’s final radio calls showed her father that “she’s tough”; he felt immense pride listening to the transmissions.
ABC News US - Nathalia made heartbreaking final radio transmissions as the crew tried to figure out why the Learjet was plunging from the sky.
NBC News - The Learjet crashed, killing everyone on board.
ABC News US - The crash killed Nathalia and eight other people.
WHERE:
CNN - The Learjet crashed on a South Florida roadway after plunging about 35,000 feet.
TMZ - The crash was described as a Palm Beach plane crash.
NY Post - The Learjet crash occurred in South Florida.
ABC News US - The Learjet crashed in Florida.
NBC News - The jet crashed in Florida.
WHY:
CNN - Nathalia’s father said she had told him, “There’s nothing else that I want to do in my life other than flying,” and he encouraged her to pursue that goal.
CNN - The crash cause remained unknown; investigators were examining weather and the aircraft, including whether the left elevator’s separation caused the dive or resulted from it.
ABC News US - Nathalia’s father listened to her final radio transmissions to try to figure out why the Learjet plunged from the sky.
HOW:
CNN - Before the descent, the crew reported ice accumulation, an outside air temperature of -47 degrees Celsius, and moderate turbulence; the aircraft passed through a strong storm cell shortly before it plunged.
ABC News US - The available account describes Nathalia’s final communications as radio transmissions made while the jet was descending.
NBC News - Allan Filgueiras spoke at a news conference.
(UPDATED November 7, 2026 16:58 UTC)
A Learjet crashed in South Florida, killing all nine aboard; investigators are examining weather and aircraft damage. The crew reported icing and turbulence before issuing a mayday during a steep descent. Co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’s father praised her courage.
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(UPDATED November 7, 2026 15:00 UTC)
A Florida Learjet crash killed nine people, including young co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras. The 20-year-old pilot reported icing and turbulence before the jet plunged; investigators are examining why. Her father praised her courage, recalling her final transmissions and lifelong passion for flying.
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(UPDATED November 7, 2026 11:57 UTC)
A South Florida Learjet crash killed all nine aboard, including copilot Nathalia Filgueiras. Her father heard her final calls, after reports of icing and turbulence. Investigators are examining the aircraft and weather; the crash cause remains unknown.
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(UPDATED November 7, 2026 05:57 UTC)
Pilot Allan Filgueiras praised his daughter Nathalia, a 20-year-old Learjet co-pilot, as a hero. She died with eight others when their Learjet crashed in Florida. Her father heard her final radio calls and said she fought until the last minute.
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(UPDATED November 7, 2026 01:03 UTC)
Nathalia Filgueiras, a 20-year-old Learjet co-pilot, died with eight others in Florida’s crash. Her father, Allan, listened to her final radio transmissions as the plane plunged. He said recordings showed his gifted daughter fought until the last minute.
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(UPDATED November 6, 2026 21:02 UTC)
A Florida Learjet crash killed co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras and eight others aboard. Her father, Allan, listened to her final radio transmissions as the jet plunged. Speaking publicly, he wept, praised her courage, and wished he’d been beside her.