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Co-pilot texted boyfriend minutes before South Florida crash

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 01:50 · Archive

A co-pilot texted her boyfriend about turbulence and ice minutes before a jet crashed in South Florida, killing all nine on board.

A jet crashed in South Florida, killing all nine people on board. The co-pilot, Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, texted her boyfriend about ten minutes before the crash with the message 'I've got turbulence, I've got ice.' Her stepfather told the New York Post of the text.

Filgueiras reported to air traffic controllers that ice was accumulating on the plane and that severe turbulence had thrown it up and down by more than 700 feet. In the final two minutes of the flight, she shifted from calmly communicating with controllers to calling out terrifying updates as the plane plummeted. 'We're going to die!' she said with a scream before the jet hit the ground and erupted in a fireball.

Despite her young age, Filgueiras had more than 1300 hours of flight experience. She obtained her private pilot's licence at age 17 and earned her pilot's licence in October 2023 as part of a program conducted by the School District of Palm Beach County's Aviation Academy. Her dream was to become a commercial airline pilot.

Investigators have found part of the tail of the jet more than two kilometres from where it crashed and burst into flames.

Co-pilot texted boyfriend minutes before South Florida crash
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