Young pilot killed in fireball Florida jet crash is named by her mother

3 Nov 2026 • 1:00 AM MYT
The Independent
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Young pilot killed in fireball Florida jet crash is named by her mother

  • A Learjet 60 private jet carrying nine people crashed in a residential area of Palm Beach, Florida, killing everyone on board.
  • The co-pilot of the aircraft, which was traveling from Texas to the Bahamas, has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras.
  • Filgueiras, an employee of Fort Lauderdale-based Upper Jets, earned her pilot license at age 17 and had accumulated over 1,300 flight hours.
  • Distress audio recorded during the incident shows a pilot reporting an overspeed condition and a descent rate of up to 20,000 feet per minute.
  • Eyewitness footage captured the moment the plane nose-dived on the side of a road and erupted into a massive fireball.

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