Co-pilot's friend describes hearing audio of her last moments
Summary
A Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people on board, after reporting a rapid descent, icing and turbulence. Investigators are examining whether severe weather or a failure involving the plane’s horizontal stabilizer contributed to the crash and are seeking the cockpit voice recorder.Key Facts
- Co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, told air traffic control the plane was descending at up to 20,000 feet per minute and declared an emergency.
- The plane was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when it crashed on Sunday.
- Captain Jeffrey Gregory, 55, and seven passengers also died in the crash.
- The passengers included Austin couple Adam Robinson and Helen Sharp, their children, ages 4 and 2, and Rachael Reed, Charmi Fehr and Anita Maria Cetina.
- Weather data showed the aircraft entered a rapidly intensifying thunderstorm shortly before the pilots reported icing and significant turbulence.
- Investigators are considering weather-related causes and whether the plane’s horizontal stabilizer broke off.
- The NTSB is working to recover the cockpit voice recorder and major wreckage from the crash site.
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