Heartbreaking detail in the Florida jet disaster: became a pilot at 17, lost his life in the crash at 20

Heartbreaking detail in the Florida jet disaster: became a pilot at 17, lost his life in the crash at 20

02.11.2026 19:51

Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, who obtained her pilot's license at 17, lost her life in a private jet crash in the US state of Florida that killed 9 people. It drew attention that the co-pilot, who entered aviation at a young age, died after radio communications before the plane went down. In records related to the crash, it emerged that it was also the young captain who said, "We don't have time, we're going to crash into the ground."

It has been revealed that the co-pilot who lost her life in the private jet crash that killed 9 people in the US state of Florida was 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras. It was noteworthy that the young woman, who obtained her pilot's license when she was only 17, lost her life in the plane crash that occurred three years later.

NO ONE SURVIVED THE 9-PERSON PLANE

The crash occurred on November 1 near the Cresthaven residential area in Palm Beach County, Florida. The private jet, a Learjet 60 registered as N722BD, crashed after taking off from Austin bound for North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. All 9 people on board died.

FINAL WORDS CAPTURED ON RADIO RECORDINGS

Air traffic control recordings related to the crash revealed the difficult conditions the aircraft experienced before it went down. In the radio conversation, the pilot reported that icing had occurred on the aircraft, moderate turbulence was being experienced, and the air temperature was below zero.

After the aircraft began rapidly losing altitude, the pilot made an emergency call. According to the radio recordings, the pilot said, 'We are going to crash.' The last words heard from the cockpit were 'We do not have time left.' It has emerged that this emergency call was also made by the young pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras.  

Approximately 35 seconds after Filgueiras's last call, the aircraft crashed into the ground.

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