Florida plane crash victims identified after 9 people killed in fiery wreck
The Learjet 60 crew reported icing and an overspeed condition before the Austin-to-Bahamas flight plunged into a South Florida neighborhood.
TL;DR
- A private jet crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board.
- The victims included aspiring pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, pilot Jeff Gregory, tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen Sharp, their children Emma and Charlie Robinson, Rachael Reed, Charmi Fehr, and Anita Maria Cetina.
- The Learjet 60 was en route from Austin, Texas, to North Eleuthera, Bahamas.
- The crew reported encountering light clear ice and moderate turbulence at 35,000 feet shortly before the crash.
- The crew declared an emergency, reporting an overspeed condition and rapid loss of altitude.
- Federal investigators are focusing on weather conditions and are examining preliminary indications that the aircraft may have begun breaking apart before impact.