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Co-Pilot's Final Text Surfaces From Fatal Palm Beach Learjet Crash That Killed 9

New details on the Nov. 1 West Palm Beach crash include co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha's last text to her boyfriend and NTSB findings on icing and turbulence.

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What to know

  • Nine people died when a Learjet crashed in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, including a tech entrepreneur's entire family and two crew members.
  • The NTSB says the plane was breaking apart before impact amid turbulence and icing conditions.
  • New reporting reveals co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha, 20, texted her boyfriend about the turbulence and ice roughly 10 minutes before the crash, according to her stepfather.

Nathalia Gadelha Co-pilot, 20, killed in crashJeff Gregory Captain of the Learjet, killed in crashAdam Robinson Austin tech entrepreneur, passenger killed in crashThiago Cortelet Nathalia Gadelha's stepfatherNTSB Federal agency investigating the crash

Co-Pilot's Final Text Surfaces From Fatal Palm Beach Learjet Crash That Killed 9
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    Co-pilot's final text to boyfriend revealed

    Citing the New York Post's interview with Gadelha's stepfather Thiago Cortelet, reports say she texted her boyfriend about turbulence and ice roughly 10 minutes before the fatal crash.

    “I've got turbulence, I've got ice.”
    — Nathalia Gadelha
    1. 3 outlets Palm Beach Plane Crash Co-Pilot Texted Boyfriend Minutes Before Impact, Report

      first by TMZ.com, 8d ago · also Daily Star, Times of India

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    NTSB says plane broke up amid icing and turbulence — At a Monday press conference, the National Transportation Safety Board said it believes the Learjet was breaking apart before it hit the ground, and that the jet had experienced turbulence and icing.

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    Dispatch audio captures crew's final words — Audio surfaced in which Gadelha can be heard saying the plane was out of time while a man believed to be Gregory recited the Lord's Prayer as the aircraft went down.

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    Learjet crashes in West Palm Beach, killing all 9 aboard — A private Learjet went down in West Palm Beach County, Florida, killing co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha, captain Jeff Gregory, Austin tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife Helen, their two children, and two close friends.