Co-pilot's last text to boyfriend, captain's prayer before fiery Learjet crash

Co-pilot's last text to boyfriend, captain's prayer before fiery Learjet crash

The plane's captain, Jeff Gregory, can be heard reciting the Lord's Prayer during a frantic distress call, while his 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, screamed that they were about to crash.Pilot Jeff Gregory prayed, his co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras sent messages to her boyfriend as Learjet plunged to ground. New Delhi,Nov 3, 2026 08:33 ISTA desperate prayer. A final message to loved ones. That is how the two pilots on a doomed Learjet spent their final moments before a fiery crash in Florida killed all nine people on board.The private jet plunged vertically into a road in Palm Beach County on Sunday, just metres from hundreds of homes. Impact footage showed a massive fireball consuming the craft, leaving a large crater in its wake.'I’VE GOT ICE'Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras (20) was exchanging text messages with loved ones and air traffic controllers until the plane crashed and burned."She texted her boyfriend, I think, at 12:40 pm and the accident was at 12:50 pm," Filgueiras’ stepfather, Thiago Corteleti told The New York Post. "She just said, 'I’ve got turbulence, I’ve got ice.'" Filgueiras had accumulated roughly 1,300 hours of flying experience over nine months as a commercial pilot. She frequently flew alongside her boyfriend, who is also a pilot.Radio transmissions independently recorded the flight crew reporting ice, turbulence, and precipitation en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas. Filgueiras initially notified Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controllers that the crew was managing the icing. Amid worsening weather, she requested permission to climb to 37,000 feet, which controllers approved.'WE’RE OUT OF TIME'Less than 30 seconds later, disaster struck.At 12:48 pm, a Mayday call broadcast from the cockpit: "We are in an overspeed condition, descending 20,000ft per minute."The aircraft had entered an uncontrolled, rapidly accelerating descent.Audio recorded by LiveATC.net captured the horror inside the cockpit. Captain Jeff Gregory (55) recited the Lord’s Prayer, saying, "Who are in heaven, hallowed to be the name," as Filgueiras screamed, "We’re going to crash into the ground."In the flight's final transmission before radio silence, the young co-pilot is heard saying, "Holy f**k we’re out of time."Warning: Audio contains distressing final cockpit communications. Listener discretion advised.“Holy f*ck, we’re out of time” Heart crushing ATC audio captures the moments before a Learjet 60 crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all 9 souls on board. VIA: @thenewarea51 https://t.co/CWOtYjJqef— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 1, 2026The crash claimed the lives of all nine people aboard the Learjet 60. Among the passengers were millionaire tech tycoon Adam Robinson (44), his wife Helen Sharp (40), their four-year-old daughter Emma and two-year-old son Charlie.They were accompanied by the children’s nanny Anita Maria Cetina, and family friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) launched investigations into the accident, with the NTSB taking the lead.- Ends

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