911 Calls Capture Alarm as Learjet Crashes Near Busy Road

WHO:

Newser - The nine people killed aboard the Learjet 60 were pilots Jeffrey Gregory, 55, and Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20; Austin tech CEO Adam Robinson, 45; his wife, Helen Sharp, 40; their children, ages 4 and 2; nanny Anita Maria Cetina, 24; and Rachael Reed and Rowan “Charmi” Fehr Toews, both 38.

Fox News - The children were identified as Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2; the plane’s passengers included Adam Robinson, Helen Sharp, their children, Anita Maria Cetina, Rachael Reed, and Charmi Fehr.

Fox News - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recovered the cockpit voice recorder.

CNN - Hilda Mayol worked at the Au Bon Pain restaurant on the World Trade Center’s ground floor; her daughter Yari Mayol, sister Iris Joshua, husband, and son Ambiory were among the family members described.

CNN - Hilda Mayol was one of 265 people killed aboard American Airlines Flight 587; seven flight attendants, two pilots, and 251 passengers were aboard, and five people on the ground also died.

WHAT:

Newser - A Learjet 60 crashed near a busy road in Palm Beach County, killing all nine people aboard.

Fox News - Witnesses called 911 after the crash, reporting an explosion, smoke, sparks, shaking, and a brief power outage. One caller said, “I think an airplane or rocket, something fell from the sky,” and likened the scene to a “bomb explosion.”

Fox News - The NTSB said the recovered cockpit voice recorder was found at the initial impact location and would be evaluated at its Vehicle Recorders Laboratory in Washington, D.C.

CNN - Hilda Mayol survived the World Trade Center attacks and died in the crash of Flight 587. Her family later publicly recounted her story.

CNN - The NTSB determined Flight 587 crashed because a pilot made “unnecessary and excessive” rudder movements; forces exceeded the aircraft’s design limits, part of its tail tore off, and the plane became uncontrollable.

WHERE:

Newser - The Learjet crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Fox News - The Learjet went down in Greenacres, Florida, just off a busy road; it had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and was headed to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas.

CNN - Flight 587 crashed in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, about 13 miles from the former World Trade Center site; debris from the aircraft’s tail fell into Jamaica Bay.

WHEN:

CNN - Hilda Mayol was aboard Flight 587 two months and a day after surviving the World Trade Center attacks.

CNN - Yari Mayol was 10 months old when her mother died; she was 25 when the family told Hilda’s story.

WHY:

Newser - The NTSB identified weather as a key part of its investigation.

Fox News - Heavy rain and thunderstorms were present as the Learjet crashed, and federal investigators said weather would be a major focus of their probe.

CNN - Investigators concluded Flight 587’s crash resulted from excessive rudder movements, not terrorism.

HOW:

Fox News - The 911 calls came in at approximately 12:51 p.m.; one caller said her house shook, her power cut out briefly, and she saw dark smoke and sparks.

CNN - Investigators used DNA swabs from Iris Joshua, her mother, and Hilda’s son to help identify Hilda; her family buried her in the Dominican Republic about a month later.

(UPDATED November 12, 2026 12:01 UTC)

A Learjet 60 crashed near Greenacres, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. Federal investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and are examining severe weather. Among the victims was a survivor of the World Trade Center attacks, later killed in Flight 587.