Tragic Learjet Crash Highlights Risks of Unchecked Private Aviation
A private jet went down near a South Florida mobile home park, killing at least nine, raising questions about safety oversight.
The Learjet 60 private jet crashed near a mobile home park in West Palm Beach, South Florida, while en route to the Bahamas on Sunday.
At least nine people on board were killed; the 20‑year‑old co‑pilot Nathalia Filgueiras was heard in ATC audio saying the jet was rapidly descending.
A female crew member was heard exclaiming, "Holy f–k we're out of time," while a friend of the co‑pilot described the distress call as "probably the worst thing I've ever heard."
Authorities have opened an investigation into the crash.
Original reporting
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Co-pilot's friend describes hearing audio of her last moments
The co-pilot, 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras, can be heard saying in the audio recordings that the jet was rapidly descending.
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Haunting audio captures victim reciting Lord’s Prayer moments before deadly Learjet 60 crash
Air traffic control audio revealed the panicked final moments from a private jet as it plummeted to Earth near a South Florida mobile home park, leaving at least nine people dead. “Holy f–k we’re out of time,” a female crew member aboard the Learjet 60 is heard screaming to an air traffic controller in the...
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Friend of Florida crash co-pilot says "mayday" audio is "probably the worst thing I've ever heard"
The friend of the co-pilot in the Florida plane crash told Kris Van Cleave that the air traffic control "mayday" audio was "probably the worst thing I've ever heard." An investigation is underway after nine people on board the Learjet were killed as it crashed in West Palm Beach en route to the Bahamas on Sunday.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- A Learjet 60 private jet crashed near a mobile home park in South Florida.
- The Learjet crashed in West Palm Beach while en route to the Bahamas on Sunday.
- At least nine people on board the Learjet were killed in the crash.
- The co-pilot was Nathalia Filgueiras, aged 20.
- In air traffic control audio recordings, co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras can be heard saying the jet was rapidly descending.
- A female crew member aboard the Learjet is heard saying to an air traffic controller in the audio: "Holy f–k we're out of time," per the New York Post.
- A friend of the co-pilot told Kris Van Cleave that the air traffic control "mayday" audio was "probably the worst thing I've ever heard."
- An investigation is underway into the crash.
- The crash occurred near a mobile home park in South Florida, in West Palm Beach.
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