Cockpit audio reveals pilot’s Lord’s Prayer, co-pilot’s mayday before Florida Learjet crash killed all nine
Recordings from the Learjet 60 that crashed near West Palm Beach capture the crew’s final seconds, as NASA chief Jared Isaacman defends co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras’s last radio calls.
What to know
- A Learjet 60 crashed Sunday near West Palm Beach, Florida en route from Austin to the Bahamas, killing all nine aboard.
- Released audio captures a pilot apparently reciting the Lord's Prayer and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, screaming warnings including overspeed and a 20,000 feet-per-minute descent before impact.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman publicly rebuked speculation about the crash's cause and defended the co-pilot's final radio calls.
- Authorities have not yet officially identified several victims, including the presumed pilot, and a press conference was expected Monday.
“She was the second-in-command (SIC), and while she was empowered to point out mistakes as part of good crew resource management, she was doing her job, communicating with ATC right to the end in a terrifying situation.”
Jared Isaacman, NASA Administrator · X (via Daily Wire) ↗ · Nov 1
Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras Co-pilot, 20, victim
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Authorities to hold press conference on crash details
Officials are set to brief the public later Monday with further information, as the identities of several victims, including the pilot, remain unconfirmed.
“Who art in heaven, hallowed be the name…”
— Unidentified pilot (believed), Pilot on the doomed Learjet · source -
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Pilot heard reciting Lord's Prayer as co-pilot screams in final seconds — The same audio appears to capture a male voice, believed to be the pilot, reciting the Lord's Prayer while the co-pilot screams that the plane is about to crash, including the line "Look out the window, Jeff!"
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman defends Filgueiras's final radio calls
Writing on X in his personal capacity, Isaacman, citing over 20 years and 8,000 flight hours, pushed back on public speculation ranging from missile strikes to DEI and criticism of the co-pilot's conduct, saying she was doing her job under crew resource management until the end.
“She likely knew before many of those calls that she was going to die.”
— Jared Isaacman -
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Family confirms co-pilot as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras — Filgueiras's family exclusively confirmed to the New York Post that she was the co-pilot heard on the audio; authorities have not yet publicly identified the other victims, including the presumed pilot.
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Audio surfaces of crew's final mayday calls and reported descent rates — Released cockpit and ATC audio captures the crew reporting icing and turbulence at 35,000 feet, then a descent of 10,000 feet per minute, an overspeed warning, and finally 20,000 feet per minute before impact.
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Learjet 60 crashes near West Palm Beach, killing all nine aboard — The jet, en route from Austin, Texas to the Bahamas, nosedived into a mobile home park in Palm Beach County, downing power lines and leaving a large crater. All nine people on board were killed.
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3 outlets Victim of doomed Florida plane heard reciting Lord’s Prayer before jet crashed, killing all onboard
first by NY Post, 6d ago · also The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire
3 more headlines
- Prayer Heard on Pilot’s ‘Mayday’ Call Before Learjet Crash in Florida People.com · 6d ago
- CHILLING: Pilot of Doomed Learjet Can be Heard Reciting the Lord's Prayer in Background Before Crash (AUDIO) The Gateway Pundit · 5d ago
- The Lord's Prayer Heard Moments Before Deadly Florida Jet Crash The Daily Wire · 5d ago
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