Learjet co-pilot in fiery Florida crash ID’d as 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras
Filgueiras and eight others were on board the Learjet 60 before it plummeted to the ground, killing all nine people on board
A federal investigator stated that parts of a business jet appear to have broken off before the aircraft crashed in Florida, an accident that killed nine people. The Learjet 60 crashed and exploded near West Palm Beach while en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas. Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, a 20-year-old copilot, was among those killed. According to the Hindustan Times - World News, Filgueiras told her pilot boyfriend she was encountering ice and turbulence shortly before the plane went down.
Filgueiras earned her pilot’s license in 2023 while she was a senior at West Boca Raton Community High School. CityNews reports that her license included the rating to fly the jet but did not authorize her to be in command of the flight. As part of the high school's specialized aviation academy, the Palm Beach County School District paid for her license, a program where students use drones and simulators for practice.
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