Tech CEO Adam Robinson and family die in Florida plane crash
Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 3 Nov, 15:25 · Archive
Tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, 44, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their two children died when a Learjet 60 crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, killing nine people on board.
A Learjet 60 crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday, killing all nine people on board. The aircraft was en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to the Bahamas when it began experiencing problems at around 35,000 feet before diving steeply and crashing into a residential area in Greenacres.
The victims included tech entrepreneur Adam Robinson, 44, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their two young children, Emma, four, and Charlie, two. Also on board were the children's nanny Anita Maria Cetina and family friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr. The aircraft's pilot Jeff Gregory, 55, and co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, were also killed. The plane crashed in a fireball near a mobile home park.
The family were travelling to celebrate Robinson's birthday. Robinson founded tech companies Retention and Robly, and had previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. His wife Helen ran communications firm Influential PR and owned a pottery studio, Helen Sharp Ceramics. The family lived in Austin, Texas.
A social media post by Robinson from April has since gone viral. In it, he reflected on work-life balance, writing that he decided early in his career not to work excessive hours like his Wall Street peers. He wrote that he would shut down his laptop in the afternoon and that his family life gave him energy for his work.
A close friend told TMZ that Robinson had recently expressed gratitude over how well his life was going, even joking that things were 'going too well'. The Daily Mail reports that Robinson previously said on a podcast that flying private jets had become 'part of my identity' after being introduced to private aviation whilst working in New York in the early 2000s. Helen's father Dudley Sharp described the deaths as 'quite a blow'.
How it is being reported
- Startup mogul Adam Robinson was flying family, friends to celebrate birthday when doomed Learjet crashedThe tech tycoon killed in a plane crash alongside his wife and two young children had been flying them to the Bahamas to celebrate his birthday.New York Post · 3 Nov, 16:03
- Doomed CEO said flying private jets became 'part of my identity' and that he loved the status they conferred before fireball that killed him, his wife and their toddlersRetention CEO Adam Robinson and his family were killed Sunday when the private jet they were travelling on crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida.Daily Mail · 3 Nov, 13:46
- Tech tycoon's tragic last words to friend before fireball Learjet plane crash in FloridaAdam Robinson, 44, who died alongside his wife Helen Sharp, 40, and their two young children, told a close friend life had been going 'too well' just days before the family were killed in a plane crashThe Mirror · 3 Nov, 11:46
- Tech boss’s emotional post about young family goes viral after tragic Florida plane crashThe late tech boss said that he decided he decided to start leaving the office early to spend time with his familyIndependent World · 3 Nov, 09:07
- Tech CEO and family killed in Learjet tragedy had Bahamas birthday plansThe CEO's father-in-law issued a heartbreaking statement after nine people were killed in the Florida plane crash, saying 'it’s quite a blow, we had a daughter, her husband and two grandchildren on the plane'The Mirror · 3 Nov, 03:59
- Haunting message found from CEO Adam Robinson who died in Florida Learjet crashThe eerie message posted by the plane crash victim has left social media users in disbelief after multi-millionaire tech CEO Adam Robinson, his wife, and their two small children died in the tragedyThe Mirror · 2 Nov, 23:52
In this story: Adam Robinson · Helen Sharp · Retention · Lehman Brothers · Austin · West Palm Beach · Bahamas
This summary was written by AI from the headlines and standfirsts above, and states as fact only what at least two outlets report. How we use AI · Report a problem · Corrections log
Comments (0)