What's confirmed about the Nov. 1 Learjet 60 crash in Palm Beach County, Florida — and what should stay off the timeline until investigators confirm it.
CONFIRMED:
- Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, about 12:50 p.m. local: a Learjet 60, tail N722BD, crashed near Cresthaven, Greenacres, Palm Beach County, Florida.
- Flight: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas (AUS) → North Eleuthera Airport, Bahamas (ELH). It left Austin around 9:37 a.m. local.
- Nine people were aboard; all died, confirmed by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Officials reported no immediate ground fatalities or injuries; about 600 nearby residents were sheltered or evacuated.
- LiveATC recordings: crew reported moderate turbulence and light clear ice, requested a climb, then declared an emergency. Reported descent rates rose from roughly 8,000 to 10,000, 20,000 and 22,000 feet per minute; Flightradar24 recorded a rate above 32,000 ft/min before the last tracked altitude of 8,750 feet.
- Dashcam footage shows a near-vertical dive into a residential area beside a busy road, with a large fireball and crater.
- NTSB is leading the investigation with FAA assistance; investigators were on scene Sunday and Monday, with a planned media briefing in West Palm Beach.
NOT CONFIRMED YET:
- Names, ages, roles of the two pilots and seven passengers; official crew/passenger split.
- Whether the female voice in the recordings was Nathalia Filgueiras, the Florida flyer named in online speculation. Her 2023 high-school license story and a March 2026 jet post are real background context, but authorities have not confirmed she was aboard.
- Probable cause: icing, stabilizer failure, systems, control loss, weather decision, maintenance or pilot qualification. A still frame suggesting a missing horizontal stabilizer is an observation, not an NTSB finding.
- Any ground impact details beyond the official scene report.
Until the NTSB releases the manifest, preliminary findings and probable cause, do not post names as fact, do not assign blame to the pilots, and do not repeat unconfirmed speculation about the aircraft's failure mode.
Footage from witnesses shows the aftermath of a plane crash in Florida, where a Learjet believed to have been carrying nine passengers made a rapid dive of about 350 feet per second and crashed into the road, the FAA said. https://t.co/7F3ZGkDwpi
The co-pilot of the Learjet that crashed into the ground in Florida has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Filgueiras, texted her boyfriend just 10 minutes before the crash.
Filgueiras' mother said she "always knew" a plane would "take her away from me."
The pilot was flying to the Bahamas when the plane plummeted 20,000 feet per minute into the ground.
"I wanted her to live her dream, but I knew that her dream was going to be the thing that would take her away from me," her mother told the New York Post.
"I knew that a plane was gonna take her away from me. I always knew it, but I was so proud of her. I know she was living her dream."
Just 10 minutes before the crash, Filgueiras reportedly texted her boyfriend: "I’ve got turbulence, I’ve got ice."
The female pilot got her pilot license in high school. Her stepfather says she had 1,300 hours of experience.
In a social media post, Filgueiras boasted about how young she was as a pilot with her boyfriend.
"How often do you see 2 pilots under 21 with a commercial, multi-engine, instrument, CFI/CFI-I," she said.
8 other people were on board the jet when it crashed. They have yet to be identified.
The Co-Pilot in yesterday’s fatal Learjet crash in Miami has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha.
A private Learjet 60 carrying nine people went down Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach County, Florida, after departing Austin, Texas, bound for the Bahamas. According to the FAA the crew first reported dealing with ice, moderate turbulence, and precipitation before declaring an emergency as the jet entered a steep, rapid descent. All nine on board were lost. No one on the ground was injured, though roughly 600 nearby residents were evacuated from the residential area nearby. The NTSB is leading the investigation.
According to the New York Post, the co-pilot has been identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha, a Palm Beach County native. Her mother and stepfather confirmed the identification to the paper. She earned her private pilot’s license at 17 in 2023 through the School District of Palm Beach County’s Aviation Academy, before she even had a driver’s license, and had spoken at the time about her goal of becoming a commercial pilot. Local reporting from CBS12 in 2023 documented her early training and flight hours.
Investigators are still working to determine what caused the loss of control.
BREAKING: The co-pilot killed in the fiery Florida Learjet crash has been identified as a 20-year-old aviation prodigy who earned her pilot's license before she could legally drive.
Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras was aboard the private jet when it suddenly plunged into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday, erupting into a massive fireball and killing all nine people on board.
The aspiring airline pilot earned her wings at just 17 while still attending high school in Palm Beach County.
Investigators are now examining the deadly crash after the flight crew reported icing and turbulence before losing altitude.
See the young co-pilot's story and the aviation milestones she reached before turning 21: https://t.co/7g3KEOmnUT
Plane crash in Palm Beach??💥🛩️⚠️
President Donald Trump frequently used PBI, the airport adjacent to military Road where this “ plane” crashed.
The police department are telling us that it was a plane that lost communication with the tower.
However, given the increasing tensions between Iran and the USA, I suspect that this was a high-speed drone.
🛩️💥BREAKING‼️
I’m on site at the “plane” crash, where locals do not believe the official story.
Official accounts (FAA, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and ADS-B/flight-tracking data) identify the aircraft as a Learjet 60 (N722BD) that entered a steep high-speed descent before impact around 12:50 p.m.
Missile claims appear to be circulating online and among some residents, similar to past high-impact crashes where the dive and explosion looked unusual on video.
President Donald Trump just took off on Air Force One from the Palm Beach Airport. Days before the election. Timing is suspicious.
Thoughts?
MISSILE, 100%. Not a plane. The missile did not deploy. All you are seeing is the kinetic energy of such an object hitting the ground. No plane parts. Reference if circled quote below the Q post below: The Hunt for Red October (1990) -
JACK RYAN: "What happened?"
COMMANDER BART MANCUSO: "Combat tactics Mr. Ryan. By turning into the path of the torpedo, the Captain closed the distance before it could arm itself."
Is it possible this was meant for the CIC in AF1 or ground transit ... all very close to kinetic energy explosion site?
@TheJadeWarwick@SpiritualSF_17 Something isn’t right. Where’s the left wing? How are those power lines still there? Is this like 9/11 CGI or Ai? I got this by pausing the “crash” video, then scrubbing to this frame. Hinky much?
@TheJadeWarwick@carlosa20472949 How can you not believe it?
Just watch it in slow motion, it really happened, and nine people lost their lives.
You can see that the aircraft is missing its stabilizers.