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Nine dead in Palm Beach Learjet crash; tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson among victims

A private jet departing Austin for the Bahamas nosedived into a mobile home near Mar-a-Lago on Sunday; severe weather and ice formation cited as factors.

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What to know

  • Nine people died when a Learjet nosedived near Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, including Austin tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his family and nanny, two friends, and both pilots.
  • Severe thunderstorms and ice formation on the aircraft during moderate turbulence preceded an emergency descent; the co-pilot reported descending at up to 20,000 feet per minute before impact.
  • Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, age 20, had earned her pilot's license at 17 and texted her boyfriend about turbulence and ice minutes before the crash.

“The NTSB held a news conference Monday, confirming ice began forming on the jet in the middle of moderate turbulence.”

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Adam Robinson Tech entrepreneur, passengerJeff Gregory PilotNathalia Gadelha Filgueiras Co-pilotNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator

Nine dead in Palm Beach Learjet crash; tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson among victims
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  1. background

    NTSB confirms ice formation preceded emergency declaration — The National Transportation Safety Board held a news conference Monday confirming that ice began forming on the jet during moderate turbulence. The crew had requested an altitude increase from 35,000 feet to 37,000 feet shortly before the emergency was declared.

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    ATC recording reveals emergency descent and overspeed condition

    Air traffic control audio captured the crew struggling with the aircraft's behavior. The co-pilot reported descending at 10,000 feet per minute, then 20,000 feet per minute, and declared they were in an overspeed condition before stating they would crash.

    “We are in an overspeed condition, descending 20,000 feet per minute.”
    — Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras
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    Co-pilot's final message: 'I've got turbulence, I've got ice' — Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras texted her boyfriend, also a licensed pilot, approximately 10 minutes before the crash. Audio from air traffic control captured her distress calls as the plane descended at extreme rates.

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    Victims identified: Robinson family, nanny, and friends — Nine victims were identified: pilot Jeff Gregory (55), co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras (20), tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson (44), his wife Helen Sharp, their two children Emma and Charlie, nanny Anita Maria Cetina, and friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.

  5. background

    Learjet crashes near Palm Beach after departure from Austin — A Learjet 60 carrying nine people departed Austin, Texas, en route to the Bahamas and crashed into a mobile home approximately nine miles from Mar-a-Lago. The aircraft nosedived at high speed and erupted into a fireball, leaving a massive crater. Severe thunderstorms were impacting the Palm Beach region at the time.

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